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Volume 2329
HAGENBECK TIERPARK CAPTURES
THE SPIRIT OF TARZAN'S JUNGLE WORLD
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As we suggested in Ed Burroughs' Wonderful Summer of '93  Edgar Rice Burroughs came of age during 1893 Columbian Exposition when as a MMA military cadet he spent many weeks on the Exhibition grounds. He participated in daily parades and exercises around the grounds. In his free time he visited the Wild West Show of Buffalo Bill, flew to the stars in the world's first giant Ferris Wheel, explored pavilions representing countries from around the world, and experienced the excitement of the worlds first Midway. 

After the MMA graduation ceremonies conducted by his mentor, Commandant Charles King, who wrote some of the biggest selling military adventure books of the 19th century, Ed Burroughs stayed on to experience more of the Expo's wonders. Much of the time he worked with his father's battery company exhibit in the giant Electricity Building. When not marveling at the fantastic exhibitions presented by scientific genius Nikolai Tesla he drove Chicago's first electric horseless carriage around the grounds. Out of all the wonders ERB saw on the grounds, surely the attraction that fired ERB's imagination above nearly all others was the Carl Hagenbeck Wild Animal Arena and Museum. A multitude of animals from Africa and all over the world were exhibited in revolutionary open-air enclosures instead of cages -- separated from the public by invisible ditches. Hagenbeck pioneered the use of rewards-based animal training as opposed to fear-based training. Years later Hagenbeck animals would be used in a number of Tarzan films and ERB even referred to Hagenbeck's book in his own The Son of Tarzan

Hagenbeck's permanent location was and is located in Hamburg, Germany. In September 2008, I spent a day exploring this exotic wonderland that seemed to capture perfectly, the spirit of Tarzan's jungle. It seemed appropriate that I identify the animals by using names from the Ape Language Dictionary.

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Entering through the main gate
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The ERBzine Camera
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Carl Hagenbeck and Numa
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Early Poster
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Hagenbeck Bust
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Omtag and Gomangani
Our Jungle Guide: Gomangani on Omtag 
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Tantor
Tantor Trumpets a Greeting
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Tantor
Tantor's Family
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Baby Tantor
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Rybac
Rybac
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Kota
Kota
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Wappi
Wappi
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Ska
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Pacco
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Pambo
Pamba
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Numa and Sabor Lair
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Tiger
A Skree (misidentified as Sabor at one time)
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An Eclectic Jungle Herd
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Sheeta
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Sheeta
Sheeta
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Pacco Relatives
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Neeta flock
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Neeta flock
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Histah
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Tongani Family
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Tongani
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Omtag
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Gorgo
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Manu
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Tan-Klu and Klu
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Kota
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Pisa
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Gimla
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Large Neeta
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Horta
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Kalo
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CLIMBING MOUNT HAGENBECK:
SEEKING THE LOST PORTAL TO PELLUCIDAR
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zu-kut
View from Zu-Kut ~ The Cave Entrance to the Earth's Core
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The Long Descent to Pellucidar

Next: Tarzan's Jungle Home in Pellucidar

Tarzan the Musical in Hamburg
Hillman Hamburg Adventure

Intro & Pre-Production
Cast ~ Credits ~ Invitation
Opening Night Press Reviews I
Opening Night Press Reviews II
Tarzan Swings Through Hamburg I
Tarzan Swings Through Hamburg II
Jungle Animals in Hagenbeck Tierpark
Expedition to Tarzan's Pellucidar Home
Trek Around Tarzan's Pellucidar 
Hillman Hamburg Adventure
Opening Night Candid Photos
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