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kept in one of the dens in the sloths' house, and had scant 

 opportunity of displaying their climbing powers. Examples of 

 the famous Surinam toad originally described by Madame 

 Merian were presented by Mr. Blaauw. 



The second snow-leopard — Moti, the Pearl — was purchased in 

 the early part of this year. This had been a lady's pet from a 

 cub, and was quite tame. It was kept in the lion house, but 

 generally remained in the sleeping quarters at the back till 

 nearly closing-time. The animal, which was a great favourite 

 died in May, 1897. 



Daisy, first described as a Cape giraffe, was purchased early 

 in 1895, and is still living in the Gardens. It has since been 

 determined that she belongs to the race which Mr. Lydekker 

 has named Ward's giraffe,^ to commemorate the facts that 

 Mr. Eowland Ward presented the mounted head and neck of 

 a bull of the same race to the Natural History Museum, and 

 was the first to call attention to the distinctness of the Somali 

 giraffe. The Alexandra parrakeet and Forsten's lorikeet were 

 exhibited for the first time; as was the frilled lizard, which, 

 unfortunately, did not live long in captivity. 



The second gorilla— Jenny — to come into the Society's 

 possession was purchased in March, 1896, but only lived till 

 August 16. This was the largest example imported alive, and 

 was just acquiring its permanent teeth; it was kept in one of 

 the large dens in the sloths' house, and appeared to thrive for a 

 time, though it was never lively. Brazza's monkey from French 

 Congoland, remarkable for its chestnut brow-band, strange 

 facial coloration, and white beard, was exhibited for the first 

 time this year. Another novelty was the clawless manatee of 

 the Amazon, a species which was known to Dr. A. Kussel 

 Wallace, though unfortunately the skin and skeleton which 

 he prepared were lost with the rest of his collection when the 

 ship in which he had taken his passage home was burnt. 

 Strange to say, the klipspringer, one of the commonest African 

 antelopes, reached the Gardens for the first time this year, as 

 did three remarkable birds — the lettered aragari, Baer's duck, 

 and Frankhn's gull. 



In 1897 the Chief Bathoen of Bechuanaland sent a fine 



* Proceedings, 1904, i. 224. 



