Evening star., 1928-06-14
NOTED zoo REACHES
CENTENNIAL DATE
London Gardens, Worlds
Oldest, Celebrating Tooth
Anniversary This Year.

The oldest ZOO celebrates its hun
dredth anniversary this year.
In the century of its existence the
London Geological Gardens has set the
pace of progress for all similar institu-
tions and is today probably the worlds
largest zoo
Zoos are another one of those things
that the Chinese thought of first" saws
q bulletin from the National Geo.
graphic Society, but the Intelligence
Park organized by an early Emperor
did not survive.
Every civilization has kept animals
IN captivity. Egyptians. ancient Greeks
and Romans had extensive collections
which, however, scarcely rose above the
level of menageries. Europeans saw the
first American buffalo captive 400 miles
south Of its range In the gardens of
Montexuma II, Empero rof the Aztecs.
New World Development.
But in the New World the first as
sembly of animals and birds for scien-
tiflc and educational purposes which
merits the name of geological garden
was not organized until 1857. In New
YorkS Central Park still may be seen
the Oldest zoo in America. a small COL
lection now overshadowed by the tre-
nnendous growth of its successor, the
Bronx Zoo.
Nearly every big American city and
many near-big cities have organized,
are building, or expect to establish
zoos. Toledo has just opened one:
Detroit is completing splendid ZOO
park, likewise San Diego, while the
Lincoln Park Menageric. beloved by
Chicago, will soon be supplemented by
n an 1ao - orf
edge Of the city, built in the most
modern style Of ZOO architecture to
house a collection as good or better
than New York's.
Mountain" Zoo on Modern Plan.
The Hagenbecks. at Stellingen. on
the outskirts of Hamburg, Germany,
created in 1907 the modern style of
zoo planning which has had widespread
influence. Their scheme of barless
pens win be major feature Of the new
Chicago park.
Back in l548 the great-grandfatfaer
OF the present Hagenbecks began an
animal collection with a few seals pur-
chased from an Arctic whaler BY the
time OF the World War his son and
grandson dominated the world trade in
Wild animals, owned a big circus, and
had built their famous combination ZOO,
receiving station and animal training
farm at Stelligen. From level meadow
IA the nat plain near Hamburg rise the
Hagenbeck mountains built of con-
crete. to height Of i30 feet and among
the highlands. lowlands and artificial
lakes visitor walks from the Arctic
With It's animals and birds to teeming
Africa. and from Siberia to South
America
African Panorama Outlined.
"On approaching the African piano.
rama one sees at his feet pond with
hundreds CT African water birds. Back
Of them on strip Of open African prai-
re Craze gnlE, zebraS, Glands, bush
hlcks and water bucks, entirely at ease
II spite Of the apparent constant danger
Of destruction by lions that lurk in a
recess under nearby cliff. Above the
Lions, and equally obliyious Of them. wild
goats. ibexes and wild sheep scamper
on the concrete peaks.
Biblical peace among the animals and
birds Et EfeIlingen is maintained by hid
den meats and gOrges instead Of fences.
McgNeaer. the visitor may examine each
group at closer range from pathways
which are not observable TO the person
who regards the whole animal kingdam'
In panorama.
Plans for New Zoos in q. s.
The Hagenbecks have been called into
consultation by builders Of new ZOOS in
the United States and other countries
with the result that 1t viii be possible
NJ Chicago and Detroit 10 get almost the
same thrill Of looking lion in the eye
that one might get by journeying Il
Africa TO meet the king Of beasts on tne
veldt.
I'm furthering the educational pur.
poses OF ZOOS America leads the way
Zoo Keepers have acquired new DATES
aE lecturerE in the public schools. and In
acme parks trained guides help pupils tc
get more from q 700 trip than they