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Chapters 1 - 7

• Antonina woke in the morning to the sounds of the zoo animals.

• She was an orphan at the age of nine when her parents were shot during the Russian Revolution.

• Antonina was educated in piano, art, and foreign languages.

• Antonina married Jan and they took over the directorship of the Warsaw Zoo.

• The zoo was a beautiful place to live and the Zabinskis lived their lives according to the schedules of the animals.

• Antonina took care of the sick and orphaned animals.

• Antonina had a special way with animals and could calm even the most difficult of them.

• Jan’s days were filled with typical zoo director tasks like making sure the animals were healthy and that their enclosures were secure.

• Antonina greeted the VIP visitors and led them on tours of the zoo.

• She believed that it was important that humans and animals have contact...

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