http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Bill+Seaton Writing Bill Seaton Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=286149&ca=Writing This time of year, your favorite zoo is about the busiest place in town. With the gas crises in full swing, many families are choosing to stay near home and take the family to the local menagerie. Which begs the question - why does every modern city that can afford a zoo have one today? There are pr... Society Bill Seaton Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=283479&ca=Society What country has the most? Were animals tamed in the Stone Age? Where was there ever an all-day parade of wildlife? Whose zoo required 10,000 keepers? Intriguing questions all. Here are some of the answers my research uncovered. We know that the first zoos of which we have recorded evidence are thos... Travel Bill Seaton Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=280897&ca=Travel We sat in a glassed-off viewing lounge over-looking the water hole, anxiously waiting for darkness that would bring elephant and buffalo, rhino and bushbuck to sample the salt lick below our window. Maybe even a Bongo would venture out of the surrounding giant bamboo and into the spot lights, I reme... Society Bill Seaton Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=279228&ca=Society I often wish I could have seen the big gorilla's that brought fame to the San Diego Zoo in l930-40s era. The famous pair, Mbongo and Ngagi, was the envy of the zoo world and the first animals to be honored after their deaths with a statue in the California zoological attraction. Born in the Belgian... Writing Bill Seaton Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=278602&ca=Writing I'll be blowing out 80 candles on the cake this month. It's one of those terrible events that can't be avoided. The only way to avoid it is not get there. So I've spent some time reflecting on where I've been. And it occurs to me that I've been a writer (and author) for 60 of those years. Which mean...