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Berlin Zoo
The Berlin Zoological Garden (German: Zoologischer Garten Berlin, pronounced [tsoːoˌloːɡɪʃɐ ˈɡaʁtn̩ bɛʁˈliːn] ⓘ) is the oldest surviving and best-known zoo in Germany. Opened in 1844, it covers 35 hectares (86.5 acres) and is located in Berlin's Tiergarten. With about 1,380 different species and over 20,200 animals, the zoo presents one of the most comprehensive collections of species in the world.
The zoo and its aquarium had more than 3.5 million visitors in 2017. It is the most-visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. Regular animal feedings are among its most famous attractions. Globally known animals like Knut, the polar bear, and Bao Bao, the giant panda have contributed to the zoo's public image.
The zoo collaborates with many universities, research institutes, and other zoos around the world. It maintains and promotes European breeding programmes, helps safeguard several endangered species, and participates in several species reintroduction programs.
Opened on 1 August 1844, the Zoologischer Garten Berlin was the second zoo in Germany after the short-lived "Thiergarten" in Hamburg-Horn. The aquarium opened in 1913. The first animals were donated by Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, from the menagerie at Pfaueninsel island and pheasantry of the Tiergarten. The nearby U-Bahn station was opened in 1882.
From the mid-1870s onward, indigenous people were put on display as exhibits in zoos throughout the German Empire. Referred to as Völkerschauen (literally "people shows") 25 such expositions took place at the Berlin Zoo.
In 1878, the Berlin Zoo hosted its first Völkerschau: the "Nubian Caravan" organized by Carl Hagenbeck. In 1880 Hagenback organized an exhibition of "Eskimos", and in 1881, Hagenbeck's exhibition of the “Fuegians”—a group Kawesqar people forcibly brought to Europe from Tierra del Fuego—was put on display for approximately five weeks in the Ostrich House.
Contemporary reports indicate these events were so popular that crowds overwhelmed the facilities. From Sunday, November 6, 1881:
By late morning, the number of visitors had already reached approximately 20,000, and by 5:15 p.m.—at which time the ticket offices were closed—it had risen to 37,163. While everything proceeded quite calmly during the morning hours, a terrible crush developed in the afternoon around the Pescherähs [the contemporary term for the Kawesqar people]; indeed, some forty planks of the enclosure fence were smashed in, and the guards struggled mightily to maintain any semblance of order. However, when the Fuegians retreated into the inner chambers of their earthen dwelling at 5:30 p.m., the tumult assumed alarming proportions. "Out with the Fuegians!" roared a chorus of a thousand voices. Benches and chairs were smashed, and only with the aid of requisitioned police officers was order finally restored, whereupon the crowd dispersed around 7 p.m.
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Berlin Zoo
The Berlin Zoological Garden (German: Zoologischer Garten Berlin, pronounced [tsoːoˌloːɡɪʃɐ ˈɡaʁtn̩ bɛʁˈliːn] ⓘ) is the oldest surviving and best-known zoo in Germany. Opened in 1844, it covers 35 hectares (86.5 acres) and is located in Berlin's Tiergarten. With about 1,380 different species and over 20,200 animals, the zoo presents one of the most comprehensive collections of species in the world.
The zoo and its aquarium had more than 3.5 million visitors in 2017. It is the most-visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. Regular animal feedings are among its most famous attractions. Globally known animals like Knut, the polar bear, and Bao Bao, the giant panda have contributed to the zoo's public image.
The zoo collaborates with many universities, research institutes, and other zoos around the world. It maintains and promotes European breeding programmes, helps safeguard several endangered species, and participates in several species reintroduction programs.
Opened on 1 August 1844, the Zoologischer Garten Berlin was the second zoo in Germany after the short-lived "Thiergarten" in Hamburg-Horn. The aquarium opened in 1913. The first animals were donated by Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, from the menagerie at Pfaueninsel island and pheasantry of the Tiergarten. The nearby U-Bahn station was opened in 1882.
From the mid-1870s onward, indigenous people were put on display as exhibits in zoos throughout the German Empire. Referred to as Völkerschauen (literally "people shows") 25 such expositions took place at the Berlin Zoo.
In 1878, the Berlin Zoo hosted its first Völkerschau: the "Nubian Caravan" organized by Carl Hagenbeck. In 1880 Hagenback organized an exhibition of "Eskimos", and in 1881, Hagenbeck's exhibition of the “Fuegians”—a group Kawesqar people forcibly brought to Europe from Tierra del Fuego—was put on display for approximately five weeks in the Ostrich House.
Contemporary reports indicate these events were so popular that crowds overwhelmed the facilities. From Sunday, November 6, 1881:
By late morning, the number of visitors had already reached approximately 20,000, and by 5:15 p.m.—at which time the ticket offices were closed—it had risen to 37,163. While everything proceeded quite calmly during the morning hours, a terrible crush developed in the afternoon around the Pescherähs [the contemporary term for the Kawesqar people]; indeed, some forty planks of the enclosure fence were smashed in, and the guards struggled mightily to maintain any semblance of order. However, when the Fuegians retreated into the inner chambers of their earthen dwelling at 5:30 p.m., the tumult assumed alarming proportions. "Out with the Fuegians!" roared a chorus of a thousand voices. Benches and chairs were smashed, and only with the aid of requisitioned police officers was order finally restored, whereupon the crowd dispersed around 7 p.m.