Cautionary tales by Angela Lansbury

The Victorians were sensible

Even their poets were practical

Cautionary tales gave all a warning

When rationality was dawning 

They gave a warning to a small child

That even a zoo animal's wild

Clearly stated in pictures and verse

A naught child ends up i a hearse

Kittens are kittens but cats are cats

Tigers are wild, and all zoos know that

Although a cage puts you in a rage

Even those from Mars know don't climb bars

In Singapore visitors are sure

After one mishap there are no more

They searched around for the antidote

And made a moat, but not with a boat

Balcony bars aren't horizontal

they're designed impossible to climb

If something bad happens only once

Make sure that it stays the only time

You cannot pass through the safety glass

Nor take a dive. so tourists survive

When reports and remedies are done

We'll all go back to have safe fun

Though I'm no longer a small scared child

I don't like it in the scary wild

Too many tales and warnings I've seen

Now I watch the wild things on my screen.

-ends-

After the fatal incident in the Yorkshire wild life park I asked Gemini AI if Singapore Safari Park, which is linked to the zoo, has had accidents, and what safety measures where introduced. 

also read

1. "Jim, Who Ran Away from His Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion" by Hilaire Belloc

This is a classic satirical cautionary tale from Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children (published in 1907).

The Lion and Albert by Marriott Edgar

This is a famous northern English comic monologue (often performed by Stanley Holloway) written in dialect.

Hilaire Belloc passed away in 1953. His copyright expired at the end of 2023 (70 years after 1953), meaning his works are now out of copyright and in the public domain.

Marriott Edgar passed away earlier, in 1951. His copyright expired at the end of 2021 (70 years after 1951), meaning his works are also out of copyright and in the public domain.The Wetherspoons pub located right near the Blackpool Tower was actually named The Albert and The Lion in honor of the poem.