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creased with age, and he was finally confined to his cage and yard. 

 The execution of Gunda was ordered by your committee with 

 reluctance, but inasmuch as the animal was not enjoying life, 

 and did not seem likely to do so more than half of each year, 

 it was not kindness to prolong his existence, entirely aside from 

 the question of danger to his attendants. 



African Elephant Congo. — During October the African ele- 

 phant Congo at the Park, became disabled with neuritis in his 

 fore legs and suffered severely. On November 3, 1915, therefore, 

 upon the recommendation of Dr. Hornaday, the death of this 

 animal was authorized. He was shot by Mr. Akeley, and his 

 remains have been sent to the American Museum and to the 

 College of Physicians and Surgeons. 



Alaskan Bear. — On October 23, 1915, Dr. Hornaday reported 

 that the hip of one of the Alaskan bears, sixteen years old, had 

 been shattered by an accidental fall during the summer, and 

 was incurable. This animal was thereupon shot. 



Barbary Lion Sultan. — After having lived thirteen years 

 in the Zoological Park, and attained an age of nearly eighteen 

 years (four years more than the ordinary duration of life of a 

 lion in captivity) , our Barbary lion Sultan, was chloroformed 

 on June 8, 1915, on account of old age and general disability. 

 Unfortunately, his skin was in such poor condition that it was 

 not fit to mount. The head, however, will be mounted, and placed 

 in the Administration Building. 



Gorilla. — Dinah, the female gorilla, after being in the pos- 

 session of the Society for two years, died on August 3, 1915. 

 The cause of her death was exhaustion from starvation, mal- 

 nutrition and rickets. During the last two weeks of her life she 

 was offered at least twenty different kinds of food, but ate prac- 

 tically nothing save oranges and a little oatmeal. 



General. — The health of the animals continues good and 

 there have been no losses of moment other than those reported 

 above. 



'Owing to the European war and to the small balance avail- 

 able for the purchase of animals, few acquisitions of great im- 

 portance have been received during the year. 



A special subscription of $500 has been received from the 

 Junior Auxiliary, through Mrs. Richard Trimble, with which a 

 lioness named Judy was purchased. The animal is an excellent 

 specimen and is now on exhibition at the Park. 



