Rat has warned Mole to avoid the Wild Wood, but Mole is eager to meet Badger and so one day he ventures into the Wood alone as snow begins to fall. It isn't long before Mole begins to see faces ...

But is there more to zoos than public amusement? Since the days of the first menageries, when wild animals were caged for human pleasure, zoos and public opinion on zoos have been mixed.