HOW ANIMAI^S SLEEP. 97 



the head was turned to the right and rested on the side of 

 the bod}^ 



The oryx, with its long horns, was resting with its head 

 away from the body, the horns making an arch over the 

 shoulders. The alpaca simply looked like a large ball of 

 black wool. The camels lay on their stomachs with their 

 fore and hindlegs bent under them, while their heads and 

 necks were stretched straight out. 



The monkeys were squatting about their cages, their 

 heads bowed down over their chests, the arms resting on 

 the thighs of the hind ones. A baby monkey was sleep- 

 ing, cuddled up in the arms of its mother, its little eyes 

 peering out inquisitively at the midnight visitors. In the 

 smaller animal-house, given up almost entirely to civet- 

 cats, 'possums and such like, every animal had curled it- 

 self up into the smallest possible space, burying the nose 

 under the stomach, with all the paws drawn up close to 

 the body. The bears were resting m various positions, 

 some lying out at full length, others curled up. The two 

 polar bears were huddled up in a heap, with their noses 

 buried deep in their white fur, and the forepaws crossed 

 over the eyes. The llamas, zebus and American buffalos 

 were resting as cows rest, with their forelegs drawn under 

 them and their hind ones drawn in. The porcupine was 

 lying on its stomach, its head bent to the left, with the 

 quills standing out in every direction. The emu was rest- 

 ing with the first joints of its legs on the ground, the body 

 a short distance above and its head buried in the plumes. 



Most of the birds were resting on their perches, their 

 legs bent under them and their heads tucked under a 

 wing — in every case the right one. The parrots had only 

 drawn their necks in, while the pelicans slept squatting 

 on the ground, their heads drawn well back and their pon- 

 derous bills resting on their breasts. — Forest and Stream. 



