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Letter: In the lions' den

Sir: All honour to the man who, by climbing the lions' mesh, has reminded us that in 1993 there are still wild animals imprisoned purely for show in the heart of London - a hideous anachronism for which even the egregious sophists of the London Zoo can surely offer no excuses.

Yours faithfully,

JAN MORRIS

Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd

1 January

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