. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. MY LIFE IN THE ANIMAL TRADE 35 steps until after I had been able to inspect them on their return home. So nothing- was done. When, however, a few weeks later, the animals arrived in Germany, we discovered to our dismay that they were all suffering from glanders. In spite of our care, the disease proved fatal in every case; all the creatures either died or had to be put out of their misery. The cause of the illness seems to have been the bad meat
. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. MY LIFE IN THE ANIMAL TRADE 35 steps until after I had been able to inspect them on their return home. So nothing- was done. When, however, a few weeks later, the animals arrived in Germany, we discovered to our dismay that they were all suffering from glanders. In spite of our care, the disease proved fatal in every case; all the creatures either died or had to be put out of their misery. The cause of the illness seems to have been the bad meat which was supplied by the unscrupulous contractor in England. Here was a pretty mess! All the hopes I had founded upon the now famous achievements of my magnificent troupe. Fuegian family. were in the space of a few days dashed to the ground. Yet I was only at the beginning of my troubles. I set to work to make up new troupes, but death, though in a different form, overtook these also. During the first part of 1892 numberless inmates of my menagerie were seized with an extraordinary illness. They began by being afflicted with vomiting and diarrhoea, and later fell into convulsions, usually dying within a few days. Both young animals and adults were attacked by this inexplicable ailment, though the latter for the most part recovered. The most expert veterinary authorities were as completely mystified as myself Only later did the correct explanation of this grievous pestilence become clear. In. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hagenbeck, Carl, 1844-1913. London, New York [etc. ] : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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