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reported our visit in the local papers, mentioning our interest in live ani- 

 mals for the Zoo. As a result, the ship was crowded with people wanting 

 to gi\e or sell to us sloths, kinkajous, crocodiles, and many other animals. 

 If the Galathea on her homeward voyage resembled more a floating 

 menagerie than a respectable research ship it was due to James Zetek 

 and our interesting visit to the biological station in the rain forest of 

 Barro Colorado. 



What are the net results of all this? And what can it mean to the 

 future? 



No oceanographical expedition before us had been able to invite so many 

 visitors to the ship, for shorter or for longer periods. It is our hope, shared 

 by all our guests, that with this idea we have established a tradition. 

 But more important than anything else are the great many contacts which 

 we were able to make during the expedition. It was extremely valuable to 

 make the personal acquaintance of colleagues in other parts of the world, 

 to exchange ideas with them, and to learn from their methods and opi- 

 nions. 



