THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



other carefully designed building with outdoor corrals takes 

 care of the more delicate species of deer unfitted for open 

 ranges, the smaller African antelopes, the various tropical 

 swine, the kangaroos and in winter the tropical mountain 

 sheep and goats. 



Many interesting species from India are here repre- 

 sented, including the muntjac deer, the sasin antelope, the 

 four-horned antelope and the dainty Indian gazelle. From 

 Mexico and South America, the black-faced brocket and 

 the Sinaloa white-tailed deer are of particular interest be- 

 cause of their unusually simple horns. 



Near the northern entrance to the Small Deer House is 

 the Prairie Dog Village (41 on map), where about one 

 hundred fat little prairie marmots from Montana dodge in 

 and out of their burrows, indulge in joyful squeals and 

 prove generally entertaining. 



Leaving these on the right and proceeding westward, the 

 next enclosure is that of the white-fronted musk-ox (48 on 

 map). This strange-looking animal from the arctic regions 

 belongs to neither the cattle nor the sheep family but 

 stands in a genus of its own midway between. The Park 

 has a herd of six specimens. 



A barn and corral, adjoining the musk-ox, houses the 

 Rocky Mountain goat. This animal, accustomed to great 

 heights and a rarefied atmosphere, is difficult to keep in 

 captivity, but has been successfully established here on a 

 breeding basis. Enclosures to the west and south contain 

 groups of Virginia deer. 



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