THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



A small elevation southeast of the Reptile House is the 

 location of the so-called Alligator Pool, now given over to 

 sea lions and penguins. The active and noisy California 

 sea lions are always showing off here (as well as in their 

 larger pool in Baird Court) . They belong to the same 

 family as the fur seals, but are of a different species. 



The penguins exhibited are the small blackfooted pen- 

 guins from the Cape of Good Hope. 



Just southeast of the Reptile House is the Small Mammal 

 House, on the way to which the Wild Turkey Enclosure is 

 observed on the right, where the king of American game 

 birds occupies a quarter of an acre of wood and under- 

 growth. 



The open-air Puma and Lynx House immediately adjoins 

 the Turkey Enclosure, and here the American puma or 

 mountain lion paces restlessly to and fro. This animal, 

 like the lynx, does not thrive in heated buildings. It is 

 found in Florida, Texas and most of the western states, 

 as well as in Central and South America, but it is by no 

 means as dangerous to man as rumor relates. 



Next door to the puma are two fine adult specimens of 

 the Canadian lynx. 



The Small Mammal House, although not the most showy, 

 is from an educational standpoint one of the most interest- 

 ing installations in the Park, containing species represent- 

 ing many different orders of mammals. The carnivorous 

 mammals are extensively represented by members of the 

 cat and dog families, including the rare and beautiful 



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