The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 3, 1901, Page 18

—~ TZA X ST AN = % S S N VAW, (F=D S AT N T/ 3/ QA AN~ : — ——— = a T N, e = = S =< WALER! V{ @:i NN el VT o[7,2 e Q. (o) o) US BEING TRAS.N'ED“ » 5 UDGING from the number or large gardens it tthat C sco wishes to come look into the rl Hagenbeck r of the world, stating wha When he gets a letter of th individual w the a ger = the climate, the topography park, finds out the Then he make: sort eces sends men to any b e houses, arrange the perk and place animals. No one he what a model zoo- k in Ham- enimal collee- over Mr. Hagenbeck se business from his n his collection with six does the largest busi- Every keep up the supply of , the de- mend for which is incr Mr. Ha- genbeck keeps in his H irg park a surplug of lions, and other animals, very m stock demand for animals be- ge they can be fur- Hagenbeck’s depots rid—f in Asia, three in Europe and one traveling for him empl. everywhere, ng countries jungles for birds natives know best ves in many forests and how to caten tne animals of their uwn country unharmed. They bait lions, gers a = in cages and capture nd them by means of strategy. Swift horses and the lasso are the methods used for capturing other animals. -When captured only the best and physically sound among them are accepted. From the four corners of the earth an- mals are constantly arriving for Mr. Ha- nd as constantly being sent out He now has on the way from big lots of animals, includ ing thi amels, moose, ibexes, 2 anes from the south of Russia and al- most any other strange animal that can be called for he heads of all Governments are al- ways ready to help this great animal provider in every way possible and un- told numbers of natives are constantly imperiling their lives in order that great zoological collections “may be found in every corner of the world, or at least be made possible. The animal most in demand and which getting very scarce is the rhinoceros. There is now only one specimen in the United States, and that is in Central Park. Mr. Hagenbeck has succeeded in g two entirely new and unheard- s—one a cross between a lion the other a cross between a Italian leopard. Another way to start a zoo is to secure s of animals or the money to them from citizens who have private menageries or who feel an inter- est in such exhibits. San Francisco has to further contributio purchase men able and willing a project, once interest in the sub- is ful Some representative citizens of San Francisco give their opinions on the mat- ter as follows: ‘ DR. C. L. LANE. LS + The time has not yet come when San Francisco should have the “luxury” of a zoological park. In the first place, the money must be got together, and I do not think we have reached that point where we can afford it. Even when once estab- lished, a “Z00” is an expensive thing to maintain, When 1 was in Paris 1 noticeq . gl CROSS BETWEEN PUMA LION A INDIAN LEOBARD, WITH A DO WHO IS CONSTANT COMBANION. DO WE WANT A FINE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN? WE ALREADY HAVE THE NUCLEUS FOR ONE AT GOLDEN GATE PARK. MANY OTHER GREAT CITIES HAVE WELL-ESTAB- LISHED AND ATTRACTIVE “Z00S.” OUR CLIMATE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD FOR IT. WE HAVE THE MONEY, THE SPACE AND PROPER LOCAL CONDITICNS. DO WE WANT ONE? READ WHAT A NUMBER OF OUR PROMINENT CITIZENS WHO GAVE THE MATTER CAREFUL | CONSIDERATION HAVE TO SAY AND THEN DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. rden in connection had been al- that the zoological with the Jardin des Plante: lowed to run down and deteriorate. When that begins an institution of this sort loses in a great measure its value. At Berlin the animal collection or “Thiergarten” is attached to the park there, one of the finest, if not the fingst, in the world. So I think we could have no finer place for a “z00” than in the proper section of our own beautiful park. Above all, it should be in the hands of a well-posted an, who is a constant student. The first thing to be done is to count up what such a thing would cost, and 1 think there is time enough yet for such a thing. For the present I am a great believer in the ‘further beautifying of the present pleas- ure park. o W. W. FOOTE. * L One of the best “zoos” T have seen is the one at Cincinnati, Ohio. Rich and travel- ed men of that city have taken an interest in its development. One man purchased and sent to this “z00” some elephants while another sent a giraffe. A fine lake is a feature of this park. 1 have been {hrough the famous Kew Gardens in Lon- don and the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and I think well arranged *zoos” are a great means of educational information for students and others interested. If San Francisco has one it should be in a cen- tral location and the more ground provid- ed for it the better. Still, some portion of Golden Gate Park would probably be the pest place for it. Men seem to be too busy here to take up such things, but the busi ness men are the ones to start a * going. S— = 3 JAMES D. PHELAN, | Mayor of San Francisco. — I am in favor of all things which swill add to.the attractiveness and advance- ment of the city and a good zoologicdl garden seems to me to be one of these. I think Golden Gate Park would be the proper placé for it. It should be under the control of the Park Commissioners, they to appoint men of proper scientific train- ing for the immediate care of it. I think all these things will come to us in time. Just now there are more important things to be done than feeding animals, such as reclaiming the acres of land out toward the park. The animals already on exhibi- tion at the park could be made the foun- dation of a good zoological collection. ¥ JOHN MLAREN, 5 Superintendent of Parks. 3 —— A ““zoo” should be established in a place entirely separate and set apart for such a purpose. And above all Jet it be big enough. In this climate there is no need of shutting most of the animals up in cages. I would give a tiger at least an acre to roam in' if I had anything to do with it, and at least a quarter of an acre for each large animal. 1 think some- -a good thing where out in the Mission direction, where it is more sheltered, would be the best place for a zoological garden. A large aquarium in connection with it would be so. I should say one hun- dred acres would not be too much for a good park. And a good collection of mals, natives of California, should be sisted upon. ani- in- ‘We ought. to have some an- telope and mountain sheep now. But the first thing to do is to get the money to maintain such a thing, and I s#m sure the Park Commissioners could not' do much, if anything, toward it with the small ap. propriations they have. 'And a “zoo” will never amount to anything unle: the right man is in charge. A zoological society should be formed and the whole thing be under its direction and auspices. < - | W. M. BUNKER. | . San Francisco needs other things in preference to a zoological park, although a “z00” would be a great thing for stu- dents and lovers of natural history if properly managed. A political ‘“zoo' would be of no service whatever. Any- thing of that sort not managed on the very highest lines is worse than useless, A 200" to be successful must be under the direction of a zoological society com.- posed of scientific and business men in about equal proportions. And the ani- mals themselves must be handled and studied by experts used to fiandling them and ofggcientific training. There is some- thing more in the object of a “zoo” than simply throwing pean-its to the monkeys, A /) (& = - For instance, the average pled with all sorts of bird of no use to science, for correct classification and separation is necessary if a “zoo” is to be anything more than a pleasing spec- tacle. Four or five years ago I was in- terested in the project to have a *zoo™ started out at Glen Park, and I am still in favor of having ene. I have studied all the zoological collec- tions of the world with the that 1 have studied the question of par! and boulevards and I believe if San ncisco degides to have one a special should be made or provided for it. viary, peo- ime interest MRS. MARY M. KINCAID, | President Board of Education. | 1 = 2 I am enthusiastically in favor of a “zo0"" for San Franc 0. I think the value of it in an educational way to the people of the city and State cannat be mated. overesti- LEVERETT L. LOOMIS, Curator in Department of Or- nithology; California Acad- emy of Sciences. | | | | San Francisco is not in line with the other big cities of the world in that it has not a “zoo.” We should have one and the way to get it is first to provide the money and then the suit. able environment, neither of which should be difficult in a city of San Fran- cisco's wealth arnd natural advantages. The best zoological exhibits that I know of are these in the gardens at London under the auspices of the London Zoslog- ical Soclety; the gardens at Berlin, saiq to be the finest in the world; the national exhibit at Washington and the Bronx “Zoo" at New York. The man in charge of the last named exhibit is' W. T. Horn. aday, for years in the National Museum at Washington. Three things are necessary pre-eminent. ly in the founding and maintaining of scientifically useful zoologlcal park. First, the animals; secondly, an experienceq man to look after them, and thirdly, the R HERY FNCERER 1 55 i =2 WHELIING @) mo=c picturesque and natural environ- ment, best suited to the birds and beasts. A‘great advantage here the mild win- lowing the animals to be kept out 1 consider the aviary now in park one of the finest in the ‘world, valaable from a sclen- or there 1s no designa- ification I have noticed look -at the birds in the ry, take note of their plumage, ete., and then go to the museum to find their names among the stuffed and labeled ones—which shows that people are inter- ested in natural history. Another advan- the but it is not v tifie tion pe: av andpe and g0od “zeo” is that animals are tere they become tamed In a degree and can be studied, whereas in a wild state they get out of the way of human beings as fa possible. In managing a “zoo’” a man of experiencs will be posted. knows of mistakes made in other famous gardens and avoids them. The “zoo” is only carrying out the idea started when the first public museum was founded. Docility of the Polar Bear. ITHERTO it has been supposed fi that ‘polar bears could neither be trained nor rendered docils, but now Richard Sawade, a well known European tamer of animals aud notable authority on bears in particular, shows clearly that such a supposition is entirely erroneous. He secured two polar bears some tim~ ago and at once determined to train them. In this he succeeded bevond his expectation—so well, Indeed, that these monstrous animals now follow him as obediently as dogs, ready at his slightest nod to perform any of the little tricks which they have learned from him. Their education in this resrect is not yet com- pletg: but that they have learned more than any of their ancestors is evident from the fact that at a word from their master they get up on their hind legs and in this manner follow him at a respeetful distance like lackeys as he walks around the room. Mr. Sawade claims that polar bears are endowed with more intelligence tham is generally imagined and that if properiy handled they will in time become quite as docile as other animals.