Anatomically-Correct Animal Statues in Boston, Massachusetts:
An ad in MacWorld magazine for a conference in Boston shows a statue of Paul Revere riding a horse, which appears to be a stallion, though it's dimly lit.
Anatomically-Correct Animal Statues in New York City:
In the financial district, there is a large bronze bull at the north tip of Battery Park. In 1995, its scrotum had been fondled enough that the bronze patina had been rubbed off. The statue (or at least that part) was eventually re-bronzed.
In the southeast corner of Central Park, past the Central Park Wildlife Sanctuary, is an arch with a clock encircled by bronze animals who dance when the clock strikes the hour and the half. Among them are an anatomically-correct goat and bear. A few yards north of the clock is a petting zoo with a bronze gate topped with two more dancing male goats with scrotums and raised tails.
The bronze statue of Balto (recently depicted in the animated movie) is just north of the zoo. It does have a sheath, which, like the bull, had lost some of its patina, but there's no hint of a scrotum.
Next to the Zoo Cafe at the Central Park Zoo is a life-size statue of another male goat, standing up on his hind legs and sticking his tongue out as though in a flehmen response. He has a full scrotum and sheath.
Past the southeast corner of Central Park is the gilded gold effigy of General William Tecumsah Sherman atop his stallion. Needless to say, it has a full scrotum, and an unusually realistic sheath.
In front of the American Museum of Natural History is another equestrian statue, of Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy's horse isn't nearly as nice as Sherman's mount, but he's just as male.
Anatomically-Correct Animal Statues in Portland, Oregon:
Somewhere in downtown Portland, there is a statue of an intact bronze bull elk. It's old enough to have some leaks, so every once in a while they have to drain the water out of it. As if in tribute to humorists and zoos everywhere, the drain hole appears to be where the sheath opening would be, so...you guessed it. :)
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Other Classical Myths of Interest
Europa and the Bull
Leda and the Swan
(all art links verified 1/31/97)
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Actaeon in Modern Literary Works
Here's a collection of links (in no particular order) concerning various other myths and legends which may appeal to zoos. Right now, I have two on Zeus' exploits, first seducing Europa in the form of a bull, then seducing Leda in the form of a swan. I will add other myths as I discover them. Why are these on a page for Actaeon? The story of Actaeon is only one of many Greek and Roman myths in which a god changes himself or a mortal into an animal. I think I speak for a great many zoos when I say that the idea of being able to turn oneself into an animal and back again is very appealing, especially if you can experience that animal's sexual nature while inside its body.
Europa and the Bull
Leda and the Swan
Other
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