THIRTEENTH AXXUAL REPORT 5«) 



nature. The keepers state that on the days wlien the I'ark is 

 visited by a large number of visitors many of those who visit 

 the Elephant House remain altogether too long, and can not be 

 induced to go elsewhere. Naturally, the result is serious conges- 

 tion in the space available to visitors. It is hoped that after 

 about two million persons have seen the Elephant House and its 

 animals, the congestion there will not be quite so serious as it 

 now is on Saturdaxs and Sundays. 



Ri:-M()\AL OF AXIMAI.S TO TIIK RLKPHAXT HOUSE. 



The removal of a large collection of very valuable elephants, 

 rhinoceroses and hippopotami over a distance of half a mile is 

 necessarily an undertaking attended with some difficulty. The 

 transfer from the Antelope House of the grand series of animals 

 now filling the Elephant House was accomplished with only one 

 item of serious difficulty. For fully a week the hippopotamus 

 played an interesting game with his keepers, while they en- 

 deavored to entrap him in his crate by strategy alone. Finally 

 that effort had to be abandoned as unavailing. A chute of a 

 peculiar design was constructed, and when the time came to put 

 it into operation, "Pete." the hippopotamus, was safely forced 

 into his crate in twelve minutes. 



The only real difficulty in the whole transfer of large animals 

 was occasioned by "Luna/" or "Alice." the unruly female Indian 

 elephant that once took possession of the Reptile House. True 

 to her newly acquired reputation for obstinacy, and unparalleled 

 contrariness of mind, she strenuously objected to being led away 

 from the Antelope House, and insisted upon breaking back to 

 that structure. Fortunately, however, our newly acquired knowl- 

 edge of her disposition enabled us to forestall all her efforts to 

 have her own way. When she made her final stand at the 

 Pheasants' Aviary, refusing to take even one more step forward, 

 thirty Park laborers were called to haul on a long rope that pre- 

 viously had been attached to the front feet of "Luna." in antici- 

 pation of that event. By means of this rope, and amid general 

 hilarity over the conquering of a mean elephant in that harm- 

 less fashion. "Luna"' was dragged, yard by yard, all the remain- 

 ing distance to the door of her stall in the Elephant House, and 

 she then consented to walk up the runway and into her place. 



THE CAMPAIGN' AGAINST RUI'.BISH OX WALKS. 



One of the most important features of the year's work was 

 our systematic campaign to break up the habit of the lawless and 



