SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 69 



DEPARTMENT OF MAMMALS 

 W. T. Hornaday, Curatur; Raymond L. Ditmars, Assistant Curator. 



During the year 1911, the most noteworthy event was the 

 sending of a small expedition to Equatorial West Africa in charge 

 of Mr. R. L. Garner, in quest of gorillas. Mr. Garner was suc- 

 cessful in obtaining in the French Congo Territory, and bringing 

 alive to the Zoological Park, a female gorilla betw^een two and 

 three years of age that stood thirty-four inches in height. Owing 

 to the misfortune of missing the bi-monthly Hamburg-American 

 steamer touching at Cape Lopez, sailing directly to New York, 

 Mr. Garner was forced to return via France, which involved two 

 long ocean voyages instead of one. Despite the utmost care that 

 could be bestowed upon the gorilla, its refusal of all food save 

 plantains, and its generally morose and sullen disposition, finally 

 brought the animal into a feeble state of health. It landed here, 

 in poor physical condition, on September 23. From this it had 

 not sufficient physical stamina to recover, and it died on October 

 5, practically of malnutrition. The cheerful chimpanzee and 

 optimistic orang readily harmonize with their surroundings, and 

 live ; but the gorilla sulks almost continuously and soon dies. 



The expedition sent out by Newland, Tarlton and Company, 

 from British East Africa to the Lado District on the upper Nile, 

 to capture two white rhinoceroses for the Zoological Society, 

 finally failed on account of climatic and other conditions quite 

 beyond Captain Grogan's control. Another attempt is now, 

 being made by Captain Grogan, with more conditions in his 

 favor, and therefore we hope for his success. 



The most notable gift of animals received during the year 

 came from Mr. Paul J. Rainey, whose hunting in British East 

 Africa yielded to us a fine pair of lion cubs, a cape hunting dog, 

 a spotted hyena, three leopards and several rare monkeys. 

 These animals all arrived in excellent condition, and were most 

 welcome additions to our collections. 



The other important mammalian accessions during the year 

 were the following : 



One young male orang-utan, one young female chimpanzee, 

 one red howler monkey, one black howler monkey, one Hagen- 

 beck mangabey, three Diana monkeys, five bearded monkeys, one 

 chacma baboon, two tarsiers, one Malayan fruit bat, one bushy- 

 tailed ichneumon, two pandas, two arctic foxes, one Andean 

 black bear, two raccoon dogs, one hyena dog, one spotted hyena, 

 four leopards, two snow leopards, one margay cat, five California 



