The first zoo was formed in China in the 12th century B.C. But it was not called a zoo. When, the ancient Chinese king who started it, wanted to collect different types of animals from all over his empire. He kept them in what he called a “garden of intelligence”, near his palace.
Some of the largest zoos are in North America. There are big ones in the Bronx, New York City, and in Washington and San Diego.
In ancient legends about the Norsemen, Valhalla was the place where all the brave warriors went when they died.
The kind of man they most admired was one who had great courage and a spirit of adventure. The warriors who went to Valhalla were supposed to lead a very happy life, eating boar’s meat daily and amusing themselves by fighting each other. They were supposed to live in Valhalla till Doomsday, led by Odin, father of the gods, they would march out of the 640 doors of the palace to fight against the giants.