States for nearly forty years. Unlike their European counterparts, America's menageries and circuses had combined as single travelling shows, with one ticket to see both. This increased the size and the diversity of their collections. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus advertised their shows as the “World’s Greatest Menagerie”. See also Anthrozoology References Notes External links Vienna Zoo La Ménagerie de Versailles (French) Cultural history European court festivities Zoos