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Don’t feed the ducks!

We’ve all been to the park and watched people pull that plastic bag of old bread out of their purse and start throwing pieces to the ducks, swans, geese or what-have-you. Maybe you have been the person feeding those lovely little waterfowl. But is that really the wisest decision?

Girl feeding swans in Hyde Park, London Photo by Sarah Bell
Girl feeding swans in Hyde Park, London
Photo by Sarah Bell

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Lions at the Tower of London

Since the early 1200’s the Tower of London has been home to more than monarchs, lords and prisoners. Keeping exotic animals at the tower became a tradition started by King John in 1210. Everything from lions to tigers to bears, oh my, have been kept in and around the tower grounds. Today not much remains of the fantastic menagerie except a few trained crows and metal statues where the real beasts once stood, but the stone walls pulse with the history that they have seen.

Lions at the Tower of London
Lions at the Tower of London

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