The collection of animals in the December 30, 1913 release of An Amateur Animal Trainer was billed as The Thanhouser Zoo. Michael Schliesser managed the menagerie. The Thanhouser Zoo animals were seen in several other films as well.
The Thanhouser Zoo
A Thanhouser Company player, in one film you can watch free online.
Watch The Thanhouser ZooOpens Joseph in the Land of Egypt (1914)
Biography
Q. David Bowers, Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. This is the entry in full.
Filmography
Films you can watch
Other Thanhouser films
These have no online copy. Each page says what is known about where a print is held.