The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-13
In Los Angeles

oilCe MI. A>Odu hiOppeu HIS SohS
plank on Ararat and set his strange
cargo on dry land, there has proba'
bly, never been such family reun-
ion as may be seen in Los Angeles
at the present time. Within the
past two years Los Angeles has be-
come the wild animal center Of the
world Nowhere is there such a
great variety and such numbers OF
rare and expensive animals.
How many lions in Los Angeles?
One hundred and twenty-four. Tig-
ers? Twenty-eight. Elephants? Six
teen. Leopards? Thirty-six. Alliga-
tors, one thousand. Ostriches Sew
en- hundred.
Some day an ambitious moving
picture producer may be able to stage
here a spectacle OF the creation,
when every living thing will pass
before the camera.
For the same reason that Los An
geles has so rapidly become a center
of civilization it is a Mecca for the
denizens of jungle and forest, tropic
wild and Arctic fastness. A polar
bear can be happy in Southern Cali
fornia, while the giraffes are Per-
fectly comfortable in a bungalow
built like gas tank. This is, ac-
cording to animal men, the happiest,
healthiest place in the world for
zoo.
Another factor that has contribut-
ed largely toward bringing remark
able collection Of animals to Los An
geles is the moving picture industry
in which many Of them are used.
The lions, tigers, leopards and bears
are some Of the most highly educat'
ed wild animals in the world, and
are valued much beyond their worth
as specimens.
The city of Los Angeles itself is
we'll on the way toward the owner
shin of the most elaborate and beau
tiful geological gardens in the world,
where animals will be seen, not In
cages, but in large Enclosures where
they will live practically as in the
wild state.
Griffith Park Zoo
There are now in the Griffith Park
zoo over 1876 animals and the Ameri-
can bison, elk and nylghau roaming
over the areas of ground are as pref
ty an exhibit as can be found any
where.
There are at least three city ZOOS
in the United States excelling Grit
fifth Park in the number Of animals,
the Bronx Park, Cincinnati and Lin
coin Park collections having been IA
nous for years. But with the addi-
ton of the Selig and Bostock collec-
tons and the location here of per
manent quarters for the Barnes Wild
animal circus, there has been brought
together the most representative and
| undoubtedly the largest assemblage
| of wild animals in the history Of the
world.
Hagenbach has been the greatest
dealer in wild animals in the past,
| and from his headquarters near Ham,
burg, circuses, geological gardens and
animal trainers have been supplied
for years. Ships coming to the port
from all quarters of the globe brought
their captives, and the sailors knew
that at Hagenbach's there was q
market for anything that walked on
four feet and wore fur.
All there is left of the Hagenbach
collection would now have been In
Los Angeles had it not been for the
war blockade. A price had beer
made and accepted provided the ami
mails could be landed in New York
but not even Lloyds would take In
surance on another Noah's ark II
war times, and the disposition Of
the Hagenbach collection still de
ponds upon the outcome OF the war
Il is still probable that the Hagen
bach business will be transferred te
Los Angeles.
The Bostock collection, too, is ar
old one, having been established II
London, England for ITO years
While not as varied as some others
this collection is OF the most highly
trained animals, and single speci
mems are valued at thousands of dol
lars because Of their performing abil
ity.
In addition to the geological gar
dens, Los Angeles has its anima
farms, already famous IS the largest
in the world. and including an ALI
gator farm and two ostrich farms
They are among the tourist attrac
tions, and guide books and other pur
veyors of data will emphasize the