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https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/bbucht/exhibit_at_the_great_apes_house_bronx_zoo/

In the 1960s, the Great Apes house at the Bronx Zoo featured an exhibit titled “The Most Dangerous Animal in the World.”

The enclosure contained a mirror.

August 20, 2020August 19, 2020 | Oddities · Science & Math · Society

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