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its continuous success reflects much credit on Keepers Engeholm 

 and Spicer, who have trained the animals. A false floor of wood, 

 raised four feet above the concrete floor of the cage, brings the 

 performance into view of the crowd of visitors that usually is in 

 attendance, well in advance of the performance. 



The health of the mammals of the Park has been quite as 

 good as in any previous year. The elephants, rhinoceroses and 

 hippopotamus have all developed satisfactorily. The development 

 of the African elephant, from the French Congo Territory, has 

 fully established that animal as the type specimen of a clearly- 

 defined pygmy species, and for it the name Elephas pumilio, be- 

 stowed by Professor Noakes before the animal left Hamburg for 

 America, has been permanently adopted. One of the most strik- 

 ing features of this animal is the very great length of its tusks 

 for an elephant of such small stature. The annoying skin disease 

 and the weak leg joints which for three years or more afflicted 

 this animal, have all been completely cured, and "Congo" is now 

 in quite perfect physical condition. 



The census of mammals living in the Zoological Park on 

 January 1, 1912, was as follows, after all specimens of domestic 

 breeds had been eliminated from the collections : 



MAMMALS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



December 31, 1911 

 ( Osboni 's Clasaitication ) 



Species. 



Marsupialia 7 



Chiroptera 1 



Carnivora 67 



Pinnipedia 1 



Rodentia 44 



Endentata 2 



Primates 38 



Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) . . 60 



Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates) . 10 



Proboscidea 3 



Hyracoidea 1 



Total 234 



Specimens. 



21 



1 



145 



1 



156 



5 



87 



272 



15 



5 



2 



710 



