IN PICTURES EARLY ZOOS
ELEPHANT RIDES, 19th century
With seemingly little concern for their own safety - or the welfare of the animals transporting them - groups of children and adults take a ride on a pair of elephants at London zoo. Opened in 1828 as a site for scientific study, the zoo welcomed its first elephant in 1831 but wouldn't open to the public until 1847. Elephant rides were a firm favourite with visitors and continued well into the 20th century - the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Princess Margaret both jumped on the