| Tierpark Hagenbeck Hagenbeck's Animal Park | |
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 Zoo entrance by the tropical aquarium | |
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| 53°35′47″N 9°56′16″E / 53.59639°N 9.93778°E | |
| Date opened | 7 May 1907 |
| Location | Lokstedter Grenzstraße 2 22527 Hamburg, Germany |
| Land area | 25 ha (62 acres) |
| No. of animals | 14.300 |
| No. of species | 530 |
| Owner | Tierpark Hagenbeck GmbH |
| Public transit access |  Hagenbecks Tierpark |
| Website | www |
The Tierpark Hagenbeck is a zoo in Stellingen, Hamburg, Germany. The collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to Carl Hagenbeck Sr. (1810–1887), a fishmonger who became an amateur animal collector. The park itself was founded by Carl Hagenbeck Jr. in 1907. It is known for being the first zoo to use open enclosures surrounded by moats, rather than barred cages, to better approximate animals' natural environments.[1]
- ^ Rene S. Ebersole (November 2001). "The New Zoo". Audubon Magazine. National Audubon Society. Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2007-12-18.