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shaking and noise of the railway journey. In this condition no one could 

 be expected to offer to purchase the animal; in fact, the owner could 

 not ask any one to take it, however low the price he might ask ; all he 

 asked was that it might be attended to, and that whatever could be done 

 to save it should be done. 



With careful attention the animal revived, and was fed on 

 fruit and bread. It improved in strength and temper, and 

 when the account was written had made friends with the 

 keeper (Mansbridge, now in the anthropoid house). 



The gorilla attracted a good deal of attention, and 

 attained the distinction of being portrayed in Punch, From 

 a description in the Illustrated London News of November 12, 

 it appears that it was not lively, and preferred to remain in 

 the travelling-box, which stood in one corner of the compart- 

 ment. A young macaque monkey was put in for company, 

 but the gorilla took no notice of it. The animal died on 

 December 9, and the body was sold to the Royal College of 

 Surgeons. 



The first example of the Samango monkey — extending 

 across South Africa, from Mozambique to Angola — was received 

 in 1888, as was the Indian small-clawed otter. The more 

 important birds introduced were the Prince of Wales's 

 pheasant — a new species from the confines of Northern 

 Afghanistan and Persia ; the spotted hawk eagle, from 

 Northern India; and a Sclater's penguin, from the Auckland 

 Islands. The new pheasant is a beautiful bird, spangled with 

 bright purplish black on a rich golden-red ground, and the 

 white wing-coverts stand out in strong contrast to the dark 

 flight feathers. 



Sir Cecil C. Smith, Governor of the Straits Settlement, 

 presented a young gaur in 1889. This appears to be the first 

 example of this Oriental wild ox received alive in Europe, and 

 the donor was elected an Honorary Member in recognition of 

 the value of his gift. 



Very important additions were made in 1890. Mr. J. A. 

 NicoUs presented a young female Selous's antelope, the first 

 example to reach Europe alive. The animal was captured in 

 the marshes north of Lake Ngami by Mr. Nicolls and his 

 companions, who took it down to Mafeking, a distance of 750 



