The Rose's history is entwined with the animal baiting arenas it stood next to.

Its owner Philip Henslowe and lead actor Edward Alleyn even bought the Mastership of this brutal sport in 1604.

This fascinating thread from Archaeobears reveals new research about the lives of the animals themselves.
Reposted from Archaeobears
šŸŽ‰Weā€™re delighted that our first major #BoxOfficeBears paper is published Open Access today in @antiquityj.bsky.social

What do we know about the šŸ» and šŸ¶ that lived on Bankside? How big were they? What did they eat? How long did they live?šŸ§µ of key findings below!

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