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two fine specimens (the gift of Captain John S. Barnes), one 

 of which will at all times be found regularly exhibited at 

 the Camel House, close by the Crotona (southwest) En- 

 trance. 



The Dromedary, or Single-Humped Camel, (Camelus dro- 

 medarius), is a smaller animal than the preceding, of lighter 

 build, and therefore capable of much more speed in travel- 

 ling. This species never is clothed with long hair. 



Next to the Camel's House and corrals is the installation 

 for the nearest relatives of those species, the Llamas, Gua- 

 nacos and other cameloids of South America. 



THE LLAMA HOUSE, No. 38. 



Situated near the Crotona Entrance. 



The arid regions of South America are inhabited by four 

 species of long-necked, long-haired, soft-footed animals, so 

 closely related to the camels of the Old World that they are 

 called cameloids. There are four species. The llama and 

 alpaca are in a state of domestication, and are supposed to 

 have been derived from the wild guanaco and vicunia. All 

 of them might almost be described as small-sized, hump- 

 less camels ; and their tempers and mental traits are as odd 

 as their forms. 



The ordinary cameloid is a quiet and inoffensive creature; 

 but the exception is a rogue of rogues. It will bite with the 

 persistence of a bull-dog, and with its massive, chisel-like 

 lower incisors inflicts ugly wounds. At times a llama or 

 vicunia becomes actually insane, and seeks to destroy every 

 living creature within its reach. Regardless of punishment, 

 such creatures attack their keepers and their herd-mates, 

 spit upon visitors, and rage up and down their corrals in 

 most absurd fashion. Occasionally such individuals require 

 to be completely isolated. 



The Llama, (Lama glama}, is the largest and strongest 

 member of the group. Its body is covered with a thick 

 mass of long, wavy hair of fine texture, which may be either 

 brown, white, white and brown, or almost black. The head 

 and legs are short-haired like those of the guanaco. From 

 time immemorial, this animal has been used as a beast of 

 burden, and in the Andes has played an important part in 



