Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

It's a jungle out there.

There's lurk around every corner.

Lions, tigers, and, yes, bears can be hiding when we least expect them, even outside of

the actual jungle.

Of course it's not supposed to be that way.

But in New York in 1874, the city was gripped by a panic unlike they'd ever seen before.

It was first reported on the front page of the New York Herald.

The animals at the Central Park Zoo had gotten loose and were now running free through

Manhattan.

They had all started with the rhinoceros, which gored its keeper before freeing itself

and its fellow captives.

A panther soon found its way into a church on West 53rd Street, terrorizing worshipers.

Donkeys, apes, and elephants were on the prowl, taking out anyone in their path.

According to initial reports, 49 people had been killed one day after the escape.

200 more had been injured.

The Herald referred to that day as another Sunday of horror.

The police worked tirelessly to corral various beasts and quell the bloodshed.

A rhino that had kicked everything off eventually fell into the New York sewer system where it

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