Hans Nagel: The First Houston Zookeeper

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Hans Nagel was a flamboyant, circus-style showman that put on Lion Taming acts and other shows with animals. He was shot in 1941 by a Houston Police Officer during what was described as a "jurisdictional dispute".

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