Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg (2007/2011) Gravemonumet of Carl Hagenbeck Carl Hagenbeck (June 10, 1844 – April 14, 1913) was a German merchant of wild animals who supplied many European zoos, as well as P. T. Barnum.[1] He created the modern zoo with animal enclosures without bars that were closer to their natural habitat. The transformation of the zoo architecture initiated by him is known as the Hagenbeck revolution. Hagenbeck founded Germanys most successful privately owned zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck, which moved to its present location in Hamburgs Stellingen district in 1907. He was a pioneer in displaying humans next to animals in as human zoos. He died on April 14, 1913 in Hamburg from a snake bite, probably a Boomslang. On his grave layed the beloved lion Triest in bronze. Triest saved his life when he was in danger to be biten by a tiger. For around 100 years Triest slept on the grave, but in January 2014 he was stolen! mopo.de/polizei/friedhof-ohlsdorf-loewe-weg--diebe-stehlen-bronze-statue-von-hagenbecks-grab,7730198,25816370.html abendblatt.de/hamburg/article124074301/Polizei-sucht-gestohlenen-Loewen-und-findet-Flamingo.html
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