Seeing Animals Up Close

Habitat of Hagenbeck's Animals, on the Pike

German animal trainer Carl Hagenbeck, 1844-1913, started his traveling animal shows in the 1870s, with spectacles featuring people and animals from remote regions. Hagenbeck's system replaced harsher training methods. He believed in controlling animals by befriending them, emphasizing for spectators their intelligence and tractability over their ferocity.

Camels -- Hagenbeck's

Employees of Carl Hagenbeck in attendance at the 1904 Fair were John H. Havlin, Frank R. Tate, and C. Lee Williams. Mr. Hagenbeck was the third Hagenbeck family owner of the business, and was nearly 60 years old at the time of the 1904 Fair.

Children on the riding turtles - Hagenbeck's

Hagenbeck's Zoological Paradise and Animal Circus provided an odd form of transportation with their riding turtles. For ten cents, children could take a turn riding on the backs of these large tortoises. These tortoises weigh about 350 pounds each and measure from five to six feet across their shells.

Hagenbeck's

Hagenbeck's aviary at Hamburg

Hybrid of lion & tiger -- Hagenbecks

Hybrid of zebra & Shetland pony -- Hagenbecks

Hybrid of zebra and trotting horse with mother at Hagenbeck's

In the arena -- Hagenbecks

In the arena -- Hagenbecks

This photo shows a Hagenbeck's Wild Animal Circus trainer in the ring with three lions, two tigers, two leopards, two pumas, a bear and a Great Dane.

In the performing arena -- Hagenbeck's

Juggling seals