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In ancient Greece, private menageries were also known. The most famous was the one owned by Aristotle. Here, he kept a variety of animals for study. In fact, it was this menagerie that led to the first book dedicated to studying animals, called <i>The History of Animals</i>, written in the 4th century BC. While Aristotle used his own collection of animals, he also observed animals in the wild such as in the island of Lesbos.
[[File:9452190187 2b90ed3bfa b.jpg|thumbnail|Figure 1. Hunting scene, from ancient Assyria, showing a royal hunt in a royal park created to contain lions.]]
==Rise of Zoos==
