ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of
the animal kingdom, including its king,
the House Fly ("Musca maledicta").
The father of Zoology was Aristotle,
as is universally conceded, but the name
of its mother has not come down to us.
?Ambrose Bierce
Yippies, Hippies, Yahoos, Black Panthers,
lions and tigers alike -- I would
swap the whole damn zoo for the kind
of young Americans I saw in Vietnam.
?Spiro T. Agnew
HIPPOGRIFF, n. An animal (now extinct)
which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin
was a compound creature, half lion and half eagle.
The hippogriff was, therefore, only one quarter eagle,
which is $2.50 in gold. Zoology is full of surprises.
?Ambrose Bierce
