Chang and Eng Bunker

CHANG AND ENG BUNKER
 
 
Chang and Eng Bunker  (May 11, 1811 – January 17, 1874) were Thai-American conjoined twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term “Siamese twins”.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

The band name the Human Zoo could mean a lot of things, but there is a Wikipedia entry on “human zoo”, about zoos or other exhibitions that feature humans rather than other types of animals.  One variety is the freak show, which persists in carnivals and similar venues to this day.  P. T. Barnum had exhibited some humans in his circus shows in the 19th Century, most famously the conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker.  They were born in the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand), leading to the common term for the condition, Siamese twins.  There was also a Twilight Zone episode featuring a human zoo on another planet. 

 

(July 2015)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021