TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT. 55 



ANIMAL COLLECTIONS. 



During the year the total number of animals living in the 

 Zoological Park and on public exhibition passed the 4,000 mark. 



In the history of any zoological park or garden this may fairly 

 he regarded as a very important event. The full number of living 

 speciimn> on hand and in good health on January i, 1908, was 

 4,034, a lull statement of which will be given later on. The total 

 number of species represented was 865. 



In this connection the following table, showing the number of 

 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians living in the largest 

 zoological gardens of the world, is of special interest. For the 

 majority of these records I am indebted to the official reports of 

 Dr. G. Loisel, of Paris, on "Une Mission Scientifique dans les 

 Jardins et Etablissements Zoologiques, publics et prives," of 

 Europe, 1907 : 



ANIMAL STATISTICS OF THE LARGEST ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 

 OF THE WORLD. 



All as of Jan. i, 1907, except New York and London, which are for 1908. 



I. RANKED BY NUMBER OF LIVING SPECIMENS. 



Reptiles and 

 Institutions. Mammals. Birds. Amphibians. Total. 



New York Zoological Park 607 2,530 897 4>034 



Berlin 946 2,176 27 3-149 



London 873 1,621 478 2,972 



Phikulelpliia 487 952 1,087 2.526 



Hamburg 473 1,665 251 2.389 



Schoenbrunn 593 1,351 171 2,085 



Cologne 424 1479 98 2.001 



Breslau 592 1,067 184 1,843 



Frankfort 644 1,002 158 1,804 



ir. RANKED BV NU.MBER OF SPECIES. 



Reptiles and 

 Institutions. Mammals. Birds. Amphibians. Total. 



Berlin 408 885 4 1,297 



London 341 780 147 1,268 



Hamburg 235 578 86 899 



Xew York 188 543 134 865 



Frankfort 193 446 68 707 



Cologne 174 437 41 652 



Breslau 177 363 44 584 



Schoenbrunn 160 345 47 552 



