Coffee With Jeff

Today I have the story of a day in which dozens of dangerous, man-eating animals, including a polar bear, a panther, a Numidian lion, several hyenas, a rhinoceros, and a Bengal tiger, that escaped from the Central Park Zoo and killed 49 men, women and children and injured hundreds more. This tragedy is known as The New York Zoo hoax, a hoax because not only was no one dead or injured, but all the animals were still locked safely in their cages.  Sources I used to write this story:Central Park Zoo Escape - Museum of HoaxesA carnival of death’ on New York’s streets - Washington Post“A Shocking Sabbath Carnival of Death” - SlateJames Gordon Bennett, I Presume - New York Yacht ClubJames Gordon Bennett Jr. - Wikipedia★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★