102 BEASTS AND MEN 
approached the den, than the creatures became attentive and 
stared at me like a human being who saw a familiar face but 
could not put a name toit. But the moment that I called out 
the names by which I uscd to address them in Hamburg 
they sprang up and ran to the bars, purring loudly while I 
stroked and caressed them. There could scarcely be more 
convincing evidence of the excellent memories which carni- 
vores possess or of the fidelity which they show to 
friends. 
It is not necessary to go as far as New York to find evi- 
dence of this fidelity, as it can be seen any day in my animal 
park at Stellingen. Here any sceptic may convince himself 
that the wild beasts know and love their master. They 
crouch down by the bars, lick my hands, and are delighted 
when I stroke them. I am fond of all animals, but carnivores 
are my special favourites. So attached to them do I become 
that, in spite of their costly upkeep, I often keep them with me 
for a longer time than is desirable from the strictly business 
point of view. 
In the open carnivore gorge at Stellingen there is on 
view an old lion who has been in my possession for eighteen 
years. His name of “Trieste” was given him many years 
ago when he was imported through the port of that name. 
Trieste is a great Somali lion, very handsome when he was 
young, and even now thoroughly majestic in his carriage. 
Being by trade a performer, he has covered in his pro- 
fessional travels a considerable portion of the earth’s surface. 
The exhibition at Chicago in 1893 and that at St. Louis 
in 1904 were both honoured by the presence of Trieste as a 
guest. Now that his life’s work is over, he is in much better 
circumstances than many human performers who have grown 
old in their profession. And Trieste is worthy of his good 
fortune. He is as tame, true and faithful as a dog ; indeed 
I often treat him as if he were a dog. One day last summer 
I noticed with sorrow that my old friend was lame, and upon 
further | observation I found that he was suffering pain. 
