2 GUT OF DOORS. 



of the equator come representatives of the fauna of 

 every land, gathered together in the grounds of the Zoo- 

 logical Society like the beasts of old in the ark, though 

 happily with more space to move, and enjoying better 

 ventilation. Beasts, birds, reptiles, fishes, and even the 

 lowest forms of animal life, inhabit these wonderful 

 gardens, which contain very nearly eighteen hundred 

 specimens to be fed and tended daily, and to be placed 

 as nearly as possible in the same conditions which they 

 would have occupied in their native land. 



Some of these creatures inhabit the lofty mountains, 

 while others pass an almost subterranean life in the 

 plains and valleys ; some require a warm and moist at- 

 mosphere, while others would die unless they could 

 breathe a cold and dry air ; one must live almost wholly 

 in water, while another would be injured even by a 

 momentary immersion therein. Some animals, again, 

 are fierce, savage, and powerful, requiring heavy iron 

 bars and resolute keepers, while others are so soft and 

 gentle in their nature that they require to be tended 

 as carefully and watchfully as infants. Some are sullen 

 and morose, others are affectionate and cheerful ; some 

 are shy, others are familiar; and, in short, there is 

 hardly a mental phase that does not find a representa- 

 tive in the creatures forming this collection. 



In the matter of food, again, there is as great a 

 diversity as in climate or disposition. 



The carnivora, whether furred, feathered, or scaled, 

 of course require animal food, which, again, is varied to 



