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wolves. The cement work between the cages is twelve inches high and the 

 partitions are of one-half-inch mesh to prevent the animals from catching 

 each other. The small shelters in the rear open at the back and top, allow- 

 ing the keeper to scrub them thoroughly daily and also to allow the sun 

 to shine into them. Each cage contains a pool of running water and a 

 movable platform about three inches above the cement floor, and large 

 enough for the animal to lie on. A guard fence or wire and proper warning 

 signs are always desirable around all animal enclosures, for in building a 

 zoo the visitors must be assured of every precaution for their protection. 

 Everything must be as near fool proof as possible, because there are ma'ny 

 irresponsible persons who will attempt the most absurd things. 



It is impossible, of course, to go into detail as to each type of building 

 or enclosure in this short chapter. It is difficult to state which type of build- 

 ing is the most desirable to erect first, but it is perhaps true that the build- 

 ing most popular with the general public is the monkey house. People will 

 stand for hours in front of the monkey cages watching their very human 

 manners and funny antics. This is especially true of the chimpanzees and 

 orang-utans. All monkeys, but especially the anthropoid apes, are very sus- 



PLATE No. 366. MONKEY HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN 



Illustrating the manner of construction of the interior of the monkey house, Philadelphia Zoological Garden. 



