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proved to be a valuable develoiDment ; night-time feeding and atten- 

 tion have contributed greatly to the number of baby animals and birds 

 successfully raised at the Zoo. 



The importance of a zoological collection rests, to a large extent, 

 upon its diversity and scope. The National Zoological Park has en- 

 joyed some measure of success in its efforts to add representative 

 species belonging to little-known or absent families. 



The total number of accessions for the year was 1,340. This in- 

 cludes gifts, purchases, exchanges, deposits, births, and hatchings. 



STATUS OF THE COLLECTION 



Class 



Individuals 



Mammals. -. 



Birds 



Reptiles 



Amphibians. 



Fishes 



Arthropods. 

 MoUusks 



Total 



665 



1,209 



809 



109 



80 



57 



30 



2,959 



ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1962 



MAMMALS 



MONOTREMATA 



Family and common name Scientific name 



Tachyglossidae : 

 Echidna, or spiny anteater Tachyglossus aculeatus-^. 



MARSUPIALIA 



Didelphidae : 



Murine opossum Marmosa sp 



Didelphis marsupialis. 



Dasyuridae : 



Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii 



Phalangeridae : 



Sugar glider Petaurus hreviceps 



Squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis— 



Phascolomidae : 



Hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons— 



Mainland wombat Wamhatus hirsutus 



Macropodidae : 



Tree kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei- 



Eat kangaroo Potorous sp 



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