110 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1952 



The steadily increasing popularity of the Zoo, as a source of both 

 entertainment and education, has developed such a volume of requests 

 for information that there is now need for an additional scientist to 

 share the load of answering queries and to assist in other administra- 

 tive work so that the Director and Assistant Director can devote more 

 time to general supervision of the Zoo and attention to visitors. 



ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION JUNE 30, 1952 



MAMMALS 

 MONOTREMATA 



Scientific name Common name Number 



Tachyglossidae: 



Tachyglossus aculeatus Echidna, or spiny anteater 2 



MARSUPIALIA 



Didelphiidae: 



Caluromys laniger Woolly opossum 1 



Didelphis virginiana Opossum 2 



Marmosa mitis Murine opossum 2 



Marmosa sp Murine opossum 1 



Phalangeridae: 



Petaurus norfolcensis Australian flying phalanger 9 



Trichosurus vulpecula Australian long-eared opossum 6 



Macropodidae: 



Dendrolagus inustus New Guinea tree kangaroo 1 



,, (Great gray kangaroo 2 



Macropus giganteus i»,.. . , 



[Albino great gray kangaroo 1 



Macropus robustus Euro wallaroo 2 



Macropus rufus Great red kangaroo 3 



Wallabia agilis Agile wallaby 2 



PRIMATES 



Tupaiidae: 



Tupai montana baluensis Kinabalu tree shrew 2 



Lemuridae: 



Lemur macaco Acoumba lemur 2 



Lemur mongoz Mongoose lemur 2 



Lorisidae: 



Nycticebus coucang Slow loris 1 



Cebidae: 



Aolus trivirgatus Douroucouli, or night monkey 2 



Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus Spider monkey 2 



Cebus opella Pale capuchin 5 



Cebus capucinus White-throated capuchin 1 



Cebus fatvellus Weeping capuchin 2 



Lagolhrix lagolricha Woolly monkey 1 



Callithricidae: 



Leontocebus rosalia Silky or lion-headed marmoset 4 



Saimiri sciureus Squirrel monkey 3 



