Menageries are special communities in one area that house mythical creatures. There are many around the world, like the one in Wyoming, which is the Menagerie that The Menagerie trilogy revolves around.
Known Menageries[]
- Amazon Menagerie (Closed)[1]
- Hawaii Menagerie[2]
- Manitoba Menagerie [3]
- Mongolia Menagerie[4]
- Multiple Menageries in the Ottoman Empire[5]
- Multiple Menageries in the Aztec Empire[6]
- New England Menagerie[7]
- Oregon Menagerie[8]
- Parkville Menagerie (Closed)[9]
- Roswell Menagerie[10]
- Sahara Menagerie[11]
- Samoa Menagerie[12]
- Tanzania Menagerie[13]
- European Menagerie[14]
- Vancouver Menagerie[15]
- Versailles Menagerie (owned by Louis XIV)[16]
- Wyoming Menagerie (Also known as the Kahn Menagerie)
- About 50 Menageries overall[17]
History[]
The practice of Menageries dates back over a hundred years, during the reigns of the Ottoman Empire[18] (1844 AD to 1923 AD)[19], the Aztec Empire[20] (1428 AD to 1521 AD)[21], the rule of the French king, Louis XIV[22] (May 14th, 1643 AD to 1715 AD)[23], and the rule of Kublai Kahn[24] (1271 AD to 1294 AD)[25].
The history spans from 1271 AD to the present, about 742 years.
There are many in history, and one of the first Menageries to ever exist was owned by Kublai Kahn, the ancestor of the present owners of the Wyoming Menagerie, the Kahn family.[26]
However, in the 1600s, the Royal Society of Species Preservation formed, and forced all Menageries to stay secret from the public in order to ensure safety of the mythical creatures.[27] Menageries are still present today, but are under watch by SNAPA (SuperNatural Animal Protection Agency) and their sister agency, SNAMHP (SuperNatural Agency for Mostly Human Protection).
Trivia[]
- Despite menageries, another word for a zoo, being called what they are, menageries do not operate like zoos do. Instead, they act more like sanctuaries for mythical creatures that is not open to the public.
- However, the name may have stuck due to the origins of Menageries, which were once available to the public, like a regular zoo.
Sources[]
Sutherland, Tui T, and Kari Sutherland. The Menagerie. HarperCollins Children's Books, 2013
Sutherland, Tui T, and Kari Sutherland. Dragon on Trial. HarperCollins Children's Books, 2014
Sutherland, Tui T, and Kari Sutherland. Krakens and Lies. HarperCollins Children's Books, 2015
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 128)
- ↑ Krakens and Lies (page 98)
- ↑ Krakens and Lies (page 98)
- ↑ Dragon on Trial (page 185)
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ Dragon on Trial (page 185)
- ↑ Dragon on Trial (page 42)
- ↑ Dragon on Trial (page 236)
- ↑ Dragon on Trial (page 249)
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 54)
- ↑ Krakens and Lies (page 98)
- ↑ Krakens and Lies (page 41)
- ↑ Dragon on Trial (page 185)
- ↑ Dragon on Trial (page 185)
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 70)
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_Empire
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kublai_Khan
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69)
- ↑ The Menagerie (page 69-70)