A TRIP TO THE ZOO 



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the egg in the slow process 

 of incubation in decaying 

 vegetation, to the slug- 

 gish monsters of two 

 hundred years of age. 



In alcohol, there are 

 different stages of the 

 embryo of the alligator 

 showing its relation to the 

 bird. Here the scales on 

 the ostrich legs are re- 

 called. The mode of life, 

 lung breathing, long 

 hibernation under water, 

 inactivity on land, cana- 

 balistic tendency and 

 fighting characteristics 

 are all too interesting to 

 be easily forgotten by the 

 child. Here also, the 

 practical side is touched 

 upon in the use of the 

 tanned hides. 



This intensified study 

 of the life histories is a 

 fitting introduction to the 

 Zoo, where the study of 

 protective coloring is con- 

 tinued and the work of 

 classification begun. 



We first visit the curi- 

 ous giraffe — curious in 

 form and in mind. In their silent way, they show their interest in 

 the children by always coming to meet them. According to the 

 keeper, after the hoisting near, of a large American flag, one of the 

 giraffes kept so closely watching the floating emblem, he did not 

 eat for two days. 



The spotted body of the giraffe, with the long neck and legs, 

 affords an excellent example of protection and adaptation in 

 Nature. The two fingers and two toes with wrist and heel raised 



With spread arms the giraffe bends to reach the 



child's hand 



The deer with antlers in velvet 



The camel with her two weeks' old baby 



