Leopard Gallery

Variety Theatre, Monte Saldo

English born Monte Saldo 1879 - 1949 (real name A. M. Woolaston). Strong-man, Gymnast and also an artists model. Here he is photographed in various statuesque classical poses as well as in the more traditional strong-man guise, complete with the obligatory off the shoulder leopard skin number

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1879, 1949, Classical, English, Gymnast, Historical, History, Leopard, Model, Monte, Poses, Saldo, Shoulder, Skin, Statuesque, Strong Man, Variety, Woolaston

Gladys Callow, The Woman with the Way with Her

The Woman with the Way with Her. Gladys Callow, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London is at home with all sorts of animals at the zoo. The photos show some of the wonderful feats which she performed for the official Zoo films. She is on friendly terms with the hipppos, the leopards, and the golden eagles and vultures, and allows Winnie, the bear, to take figs from her mouth. Date: 1923

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus

Head, paws, claws and newborn pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, and young leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration from nature by Christian Nicolaus Kleemann from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. Specimens from a Wunderkammer or Cabinet of Curiosities owned by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew in Nuremberg. Date:

© Florilegius/Mary Evans