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Doomsday Clock.

His outstanding work on every episode, but that one was recognized.

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It wasn't the oldest zoo in the world.

The ancient Egyptians have dibs on them because, of course, they do.

It wasn't even the oldest zoo in Europe.

The Tiergarten, Sean Brun, in Vienna has those bragging rights.

But when it opened in 1836, the Bristol zoological gardens in

Great Britain was a marvel. It is impossible to contemplate the triumph of art, industry, and

public spirit exhibited in the wondrous transformation of a rude field into a

beautiful garden. Over the years, the Bristol Zoo, though small by modern standards,

racked up both visitors and victories in animal conservation, including Britain's first

birth in captivity of the black rhinoceros. Although many of its

charming Victorian buildings were never quite right for the animals they housed, it took nearly

two centuries for the Bristol Zoo to finally close its gates forever. It was September 22,

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