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Articles: First Zoo Without Bars Celebrates its Centenary

Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 06:23 PM

Hamburg's Hagenbeck Zoo, which opened in 1907, was the first zoo to keep animals in something resembling their natural environments. This summer the facility is celebrating one hundred years of innovation.

<i class="caption">Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The giraffe food is placed where only they have access

There's a lot to discover at the Hagenbeck Zoo, everything from aardvarks to zebras, but there's one thing visitors won't see: animals behind bars. That may not seem like such a big deal today, but in 1907, when the zoo opened, its design was revolutionary. In fact, most contemporary zoos owe a huge debt to a family business that began as something more like a circus.

The Hagenbeck Zoo marked its one-hundredth anniversary on May 7 with ceremonies celebrating its legacy of innovation -- and Hamburg mayor Ole von Beust inaugurating a new tropical aquarium. There visitors can get up close, if not personal, with alligators, anacondas and a host of other reptiles.

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Hamburg's Hagenbeck Zoo, which opened in 1907, was the first zoo to keep animals in something resembling their natural environments. This summer the facility is celebrating o­ne hundred years of innovation.

Hamburg's Hagenbeck Zoo, which opened in 1907, was the first zoo to keep animals in something resembling their natural environments. This summer the facility is celebrating one hundred years of innovation.