== 歷史沿革 ==

1900年代早期，[[比爾·斯奈德 (動物訓練師)|比爾·斯奈德]]被動物園雇傭，1904年買下了大象[[海蒂 (大象)|海蒂]]，後來這頭大象被譽為“最聰明的大象”。<ref name=most>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Her Cleverness is a Revelation to Trainers. Why, She Understands English |url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A07E4D81038E733A2575AC1A9609C946597D6CF |quote= |work=New York Times Magazine |date=June 19, 1904 |accessdate=2009-07-24 | format=PDF}}</ref>1922年，海蒂在動物園內去世。<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Hattie, Central Park Elephant, Dies. News Hidden to Keep Sad Children Away. |url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9801EEDA1E3EEE3ABC4851DFB7678389639EDE |quote=Hattie is dead. Central Park's pet elephant succumbed on Saturday afternoon to the Illness against which she had fought for more a than a week. Unwilling that thousands of children who had loved the frolicsome pachyderm and ... |work=[[New York Times]] |date=November 20, 1922 |accessdate=2009-07-25 | format=PDF}}</ref>