menagerie

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Lolita Chakrabarti’s smart adaptation rode the magic carpet of Max Webster’s staging, which had the most enchanting menagerie of puppets since “The Lion King.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

She has created large canvases, embellished formal gloves and a gown, and—most shockingly—a decorated taxidermied goat covered in a menagerie of stitched animals, including a mischievous red-winged blackbird and a cheery possum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

His fake menagerie has become a popular roadside attraction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

In a matter of seconds, there are only three living creatures in the menagerie besides me: Rosie, Marlena, and Rex.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen