SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 73 



5 Elk 1 Indian Antelope 



2 White-Tailed Deer 1 Aoudad 



2 Florida Deer 



The first part of the winter of 1912-13 was so mild and free 

 from the cold rains that usually render New York winters so 

 hard to endure, that our mammals were kept out to an extent 

 that ordinarily is impossible. 



A full census of the mammal collection, made on December 

 31, 1912, when all our collections are noticeably smaller than 

 in mid-summer, is as follows : 



MAMMALS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



December 31, 1912. 

 {Osboni\s Classificatiou.) 



Species. Specimens. 



Marsupialia 7 15 



Edentata 2 8 



Carnivora 53 124 



Pinnipedia 2 2 



Rodentia 41 163 



Primates 33 84 



Artiodactyla (Even-Toed Ungulates) ... 58 276 



Perissodactyla (Odd-Toed Ungulates)... 10 16 



Proboscidea 3 5 



Hydracoidea 1 1 



Total 210 689 



REPORT OF THE VETERINARIAN ON THE MAMMALS. 

 By W. Reid Blair, D.V.S. 



The health of the mammals during the past year has been 

 unusually good. While there have been the usual number of 

 medical and surgical cases, the affections have for the most 

 part been of a less serious nature, and more easily corrected 

 than we usually expect. 



Gastro-enteritis. — We are glad to report that there have 

 been no cases of this disease among the larger hoofed animals 

 during the past year. This is the first time in twelve years 

 that we have been absolutely free from this disease for twelve 

 months in succession. It is to be noted that for a number of 

 years it has not been very troublesome. The elk and bison 

 herds which in previous years suffered from this disease are 

 now in better condition than ever before. 



