90 TEE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



do not enable them to control and overcome this pregnant, but 

 happily remediable source of ill-health." 



Ibrahim Pasha sent a magnificent donation in 1849, consist- 

 ing of two giraftes, two dromedaries, two leucoryx and two addax 

 antelopes, two ostriches and two gazelles, which were brought 

 home by Henry Hunt, who went out to Cairo to take charge 

 of them. The Pasha intended to send all the animals in pairs, 

 but the bull giraffe unfortunately died. The Queen deposited 

 a lioness, a leopard, a pair of ostriches, and a pair of gazelles. 

 By the influence of the Hon. C. A. Murray, Consul-General at 

 Cairo, Abbas Pasha obtained for acceptance by the Society a 

 young hippopotamus from the White Nile. The animal was 

 brought to Cairo in November and placed at the disposal of 

 Mr. Murray, who described the valuable present: 



The Hippopotamus is quite well, aud the delight of everyone who sees 

 him. He is as tame and playful as a Newfoundland puppy ; knows his 

 keepers, and follows them all over the courtyard ; in short, if he continues 

 gentle and intelligent as he promises to be, he will be the most attractive 

 object ever seen in our Garden, and may be taught all the tricks usually 

 performed by the elephant. 



It was said that the feeding of the young hippopotamus 

 caused a shortage of milk in the city. Mr. Murray thought 

 a fresh importation of cows into Cairo would be necessary — 

 " our little monster takes about thirty quarts of milk daily 

 for his share already." 



As a small return for this munificent gift the Council sent to 

 His Highness a stud of greyhounds and deerhounds under the 

 care of an experienced trainer. The animals were greatly ad- 

 mired by the Pasha, who expressed his satisfaction with the 

 course adopted by the Council. 



Losses were heavy this year. Three American bison and the 

 female of the European species succumbed to pleuro-pneumonia. 

 The death of the Indian rhinoceros is thus accounted for by 

 Broderip ^ in describing another rhinoceros in the Gardens : 



His predecessor, who departed this life full of years, was constantly 

 forced upon his belly by a pugnacious elephant [Jack], who pressed his 

 tusks upon the back of his neighbour when he came near the palings which 

 separated their enclosures. This rough treatment appears to have led to 



♦ Quarterly Eevieiv, March, 1856, p. 240. 



