SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 



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sea lions, one llama, two prong-horned antelope, two mule deer, 

 one blessbok, one Tasmanian wolf, two Tasmanian devils and 

 two wombats. 



The following: is a list of the most important births during 

 the past year: 



American Wapiti. 



White-Tailed Deer. 



Sika Deer. 



Hog Deer. 



Sambar Deer. 



Eld Deer. 



Congo Sitatunga. 



Rocky Mountain Goat. 



Himalayan Tahrs. 



Grant Zebra. 



Hybrid Russian Brown 



Hairy-Eared Bears. 

 Raccoons. 



2 Black-Tailed Deer. 



4 Axis Deer. 



5 Fallow Deer. 



6 Red Deer. 



1 Beatrix Antelope. 

 5 American Bison. 



2 Aoudads. 



1 Prjevalsky Wild Horse. 



3 Grizzly Bears. 



3 Syrian Bears. 



2 Black Bears. 



1 Litter Timber Wolves. 



4 Litters Egyptian Porcupine 



Mice. 



The following surplus mammals were sold during the year 



1911: 



2 Hybrid Russian Brown 



Hairy-Eared Bears. 



3 Raccoons. 



7 American Wapiti. 

 9 Red Deer. 



2 Black Bears. 

 2 Male American Bison. 

 2 While-Tailed Deer. 

 2 Barasingha Deer. 

 9 Eld Deer. 



The musk-ox herd has been maintained in perfect health, 

 and the growth of these animals has been rapid and satisfactory. 

 The young walrus continues to thrive, but its rate of growth is 

 somewhat slower than we expected. The acclimatized zebra colt 

 and the Prejevalsky horse born last year are both developing 

 satisfactorily. 



The collection of apes is in good condition. Two of the 

 female orang-utans have grown to be quite large, and soon 

 will attain adult size. The exhibition of these animals under 

 training, to show their mental traits, has attracted much at- 

 tention. In warm weather the performance takes place daily in 

 the large northeastern outside cage of the Primate House, and 



