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NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 



VOUXG RACCOOXS. 



over the whole structure, to take the place of that which had 

 become badly rusted. 



The completion of the new Small-Mammal House late in No- 

 vember, rendered it possible to open that building to the public 

 on December 25th, which was done. It contains the general mix- 

 ture of odd small mammals which was originally contemplated 

 — small carnivores, tropical rodents, marsupials, tropical swine, 

 and not a few small antelopes and deer that should be elsewhere. 

 No haste has been made in filling all the small cages of this 

 building, for it seems desirable to make the final selections of 

 types with considcraljlc care. At present the most important spe- 

 cies exhibited in this building arc the hyena dog, Malay sun bear, 

 Yaguarundi cat, genet, serval. ])ush-taile(l mccrcat, white-whisk- 

 ered paradoxurc, beaver, Indian ])orcupine, red river-hog, and 

 peccary. Several kangaroos and other marsupials will be added 

 forthwith. The linrncd ungulates arc out of place, and will be 

 removed at the earliest opportunity. 



On account of the annoyance and (lis;i])])(iintnu'nt to visitors 

 caused by the persistence of the beavers of the Licaver Pond in 

 keeping out of sight, a pet beaver is kept in the Small-?vrammal 

 House where it can be seen to good ad\aniage. 



Both in preserving the lives of its li\ing animals, and in 

 properly exhibiting them U> the ]nil)lic. ihc Small-Mammal 



