NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL TARE. 



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BAEBARY LIOX. "SULTAN." 



clouded leopards, all under one roof, surely is worth what 

 it costs. 



The Lion House of the Zoological Park was completed, 

 excepting a few minor details, early in the year 1903, and 

 was formally opened to the public in February. It is 244 

 feet long, 115 feet wide, including the outdoor cages, and its 

 cost when completed reached $150,000. The materials of 

 the building are of the same kind as those used in the Rep- 

 tile House and Primate House, but the animal sculptures, 

 all by Mr. Eli Harvey, are more abundant and conspicuous 

 than on any other structure erected heretofore. The build- 

 ing contains 13 indoor cages, and 9 outdoor cages, and be- 

 tween the two there is free communication. The sizes of 

 the various cages are as follows : 



Interior cages : Largest, 14 feet wide, 22 feet deep ; small- 

 est, 13 feet wide, 14 feet high. 



Exterior cages: two end cages, 40x44 feet, 17 feet high; 

 central cage, 40 feet square, 14 feet high; smallest, 13 feet 

 wide, 12 feet deep, 13 feet high. 



Excepting for the single fact of having interior and ex- 

 terior cages, the Lion House of the Zoological Park is like 

 the Primate House an entirely original development. Its 

 most important new features are as follows: 



All cage service, the introducing and withdrawal of ani- 



