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had to be chloroformed. A young black-buck antelope broke its 
neck by rushing violently against the corral fence. A young 
buffalo heifer was gored to death by one of the other animals in 
the herd. There were a number of the smaller animals killed by 
cage mates. 
As a part of my report I append a tabulated statement showing 
the causes of the deaths among the mammals of the Zoological 
Park during the past year. 
LIST SHOWING CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG MAMMALS 
DURING 1908. 
n 2 o = | va 
Fol ohee elec 
Bigl| cOua Sah uceee lane! a - 
EMTS CM. OTM TA eto ost ese Hane avcceeMaeeneesen vEAGs ZA Kae Soa ea ee | ty Pal 20 
Gastro-eEntenitisins wane ences osene eaters APE Se| Peon eae STON 15 
Malnutrition and Atrophy.........0..... Salsas TO Nese | eae ila eas 
Killed by, (Cage Mates). 2:.0s-ecc.7: Saez hea ato leerere | earere 10 
Quarantine (died or destroyed)......... CSTeal faa a eae ae aes Ee ete 10 
SE UerCULOSIS naw. eos anna sock Oils ssl cases lees eeecdlBase ae 9 
DIS LEMP ERs eresd cost soawee atts evens taaeteeeas Geers 2 | Jeesuall sree | 8 
RICK CES so 5, -<sSsensuiuwaensws cae snaceieuecceans Bia eal oeesseleeees [Sule ha 
Cag CUP aralySiS eo ceccsusssecn0s-sceeges-more Ar) ete al vernal wowace Vsoae Lawes 4 
S Gill: Domai eestor aretha ta) arcsec es lle Asal so be be 5 
Rarasiticy PE Mteritis, son es.cecs-cese aoe DN eeecime Tele: leoecee va 3 
Wepliritis Reece neta fe ede aes LD NER alee ee 3 
Piepatitis‘and Jaundice s.........c.scesen- Te) pl eaeeeel aedece|pepesa cece 2 
Degeneration and Dilation of Heart..|...... ANG See 60008] [onaboc lezeees | 1 
Pericarditissand Myocarditis) ....c.c.1.. \ecsseleasess Vee vl ene eee ce 1 
Intestinal iO bstructtom: i.e .pesee esse heere eeceee||asecse II + Sceecallansace 1 
Hapewonrm (Cy StS i. nesctescecueresssareseallaccesalerses se eer leccucai heen 1 
SERIO ALTON vecteenacuctun de tacaadseesan mere lieaeeee A Meet act|edac nl oeecoal eater if 
Bune us, Poisoning 2.8 checcancet ba .uotuiell earl Maes I arses ladeactel ones 1 
Seperen Me Gritis: <j sie coc savaseouee aan esl eens ieee, heats ar |e 1 
WWiiClASsiicd hr i.e isn, essere setecerel saa ee estes tase 2 | Se | units 2 
No Lesions to account for death....... 2 ila | eee 4 LS hie ea 8 
Motals, Sacsscssapsacselcnectosestessan ee 48) 220) N70) 266) 4823 
Respectfully submitted, 
W. Rem Bram WD aveS2 
Veterinarian. 
