Wide footpaths separate the pens and cages, housing the animals captured from their natural environs, in this zoo located at the heart of the city—exhibits displayed for the entertainment of people who might otherwise never see a beast larger than a stray dog. Zookeepers carry buckets of feed to the creatures in captivity: fish heads for the tired-looking bear, lolling in its artificially constructed cave; or wriggling worms to sate birds in filthy, droppings-laden cages. Throughout the zoo, souvenirs are peddled at stands by bored-looking personnel wearing hats with false animal ears half-sewn to their sides.
