An unexpected sight meets visitors to Rathlousdal forest, close to the Danish town of Odder. Surrounded by trees is a large compound with a solid floor and high walls made of stone blocks. The abandoned enclosure is the only remains of a zoo established in the 1800s by a local landowner, Emil von Holstein-Rathlou. Von Holstein-Rathloul had an interest in wild animals and established a zoo in the forest on his estate that was open to the public. He also enjoyed traveling. On a trip to Russia, he bought two…
