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Two jacanas. A young giant anteater. 



Two oropendolas. Three red howler monkeys. 



One Cayenne kite. Two pygmy cormorants. 



One blue toucan. One blossom-headed parakeet. 



Four giant tortoises. Two slaty-headed parakeets. 



Two African wild dogs. 25 golden frogs. 



BIRTHS AND HATCHINGS 



One of the signs that an animal is doing well in captivity is its 



ability to reproduce its kind and, as the following list shows, tha 

 number of mammals, birds, and reptiles born in the National Zoologi- 

 cal Park during the year is gratifying : 



MAMMALS 



Num- 



Scientific name Common name ber 



Pan satyrus Chimpanzee 1 



Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus Guenon 1 



Cercopithecus neglectus DeBrazza's guenon 1 



Hylobates agilis X H. lar pileatus Hybrid gibbon 1 



Hylobates lar White-handed gibbon 1 



Choloepus didactylus Two-toed sloth 1 



Cynomys ludovicianus Prairie dog 5 



Phloeomys cumingi Slender-tailed cloud rat 1 



Hystrix galeata African porcupine 1 



Dasyprocta prymnolopha Agouti 8 



Vulpes fulva Red fox 5 



Atilax paludinosus Water civet 1 



Thalarctos maritimus X Ursus midden- Hybrid bear (second generation) _ _ 3 

 dorffi. 



Ursus horribilis Grizzly bear 2 



Felis leo Lion 3 



Equus burchelli boehmi Grant's zebra 1 



Lama glama Llama 3 



Axis axis Axis deer 2 



Cervus canadensis American elk 1 



Cervus elaphus Red deer 1 



Cervus nippon Sika deer 2 



n„*v,„ a„™„ J Brown fallow deer 2 



Damadama—.. ( White fallow deer 6 



Odocoileus virginianus Virginia deer 4 



Odocoileus virginianus costaricensis Costa Rican deer 1 



Giraffa camelopardalis Nubian giraffe 2 



Bibos gaurus Gaur 1 



Anoa depressicornis Anoa 1 



Ammotragus lervia Aoudad or Barbary sheep 2 



Taurotragus oryx Eland 1 



Capra hircus Common goat 2 



Agapornis personata Masked lovebird 1 



Anas platyrhynchos Mallard duck 12 



Branta canadensis Canada goose 10 



Chauna torquata Crested screamer 1 



Chrysolophus pictus Golden pheasant 5 



Columba livia Pigeon 2 



Gennaeus leucomelanus Nepal kaleege pheasant 1 



Larus novaehollandiae Silver gull 5 



Melopsittacus undulatus Grass parakeet 7 



