Tierpark Hagenbeck

Geschichte

The Tierpark Hagenbeck is a zoo in Stellingen, a quarter in Hamburg, Germany. The collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to Carl Hagenbeck Sr. (1810–1887), a fishmonger who became an amateur animal collector. The park itself was founded by Carl Hagenbeck Jr. in 1907. It is known for being the first zoo to use open enclosures surrounded by moats, rather than barred cages, to better approximate animals' natural environments.HistoryAnimal and Human tradingIn 1863, the elder Hagenbeck began collecting exotic animals that came through Hamburg's port. By the 1870s, the trade had proved more lucrative than his fish shop, and Hagenbeck had become one of the most prominent exotic animal traders in all of Europe. In 1874, the younger Hagenbeck traveled around the world collecting animals. Among his collections, however, were also human beings whom he exhibited in "human zoos". Hagenbeck decided to exhibit Samoan and Sami people (Laplanders) as "purely natural" populations. The Sami were presented with their tents, weapons, and sleds, beside a group of reindeer.In 1874, Hagenbeck opened a zoo facility in Hamburg, called Carl Hagenbeck's Tierpark, while he continued exhibiting humans. In 1876, he began exhibiting Nubians all across Europe. He also dispatched an agent to Labrador to secure a number of "Esquimaux" (Inuit) from the settlement of Hebron; these Inuit (see Abraham Ulrikab) were exhibited in the Hamburg Tierpark.

"Der Tierpark Hagenbeck gehört zu Hamburg wie Hafen, Michel und Elbphilharmonie. Mehr als 1.400 Individuen aller Kontinente haben in den weitläufigen Gehegen und der herrlichen, botanisch vielfältigen Parkanlage eine Heimat gefunden.Zahlreiche Jungtiere können derzeitig bestaunt werden, wie Pampashasen-, Mandrill- und Mähnenspringerbabys. Ein besonderes Highlight sind auch die jungen Elefanten Raj und Santosh sowie die beiden Orang-Utan-Jungen Batu und Berani.Ein beeindruckendes Erlebnis ist auch der Besuch im Eismeer, wo Tiere von Nord- und Südpol bestaunt werden können. Atemberaubende Unterwassereinsichten geben den Blick frei auf Eisbären und Seebären. Und es begrüßen Sie Deutschlands einzige Walrosse."