Meaghan Edwards

O.P.S the Sealion

1920s/1930's postcard. Description reads:

O.P.S. The Sea-lion at the famous Hagenbeck Zoo at Hamburg makes a perfect pose for the camera, to enable the photographer to get the right snap. Hagenbeck's Zoo is world famous being the first commercial Zoo in the world, and many animals housed at this Zoo have found himes afterwards in the various municipal Zoos of the big capitals of the world. A large number of the animals in the London Zoo have been purchased from Hagenbeck's
1920s/1930\'s postcard. Description reads:

O.P.S. The Sea-lion at the famous Hagenbeck Zoo at Hamburg makes a perfect pose for the camera, to enable the photographer to get the right snap. Hagenbeck\'s Zoo is world famous being the first commercial Zoo in the world, and many animals housed at this Zoo have found himes afterwards in the various municipal Zoos of the big capitals of the world. A large number of the animals in the London Zoo have been purchased from Hagenbeck\'s
 
It is definetly an elephant seal. I wonder why the description says its a sea lion. Maybe a translation fault?

And for what stands "O.P.S" for?
 

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