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confinement. Thus, it is a common sight to see 

 half a dozen rats gnawing the bones off which 

 the Lions have dined, while the satisfied Car- 

 nivores look on contentedly, giving the poor rats 

 an occasional wink with their sleep)' eyes. In 

 illness the case is different, for the ungrateful 

 rats begin to nibble the toes of the Lord of the 

 Forest before his death, and add considerably to 

 his discomfort. To save our Lioness from this 

 annoyance, we placed in her cage a fine little 

 Eat Tan Terrier, who was at first received with 

 a sulky growl ; but when the first rat appeared, 

 and the Lioness saw the little Terrier toss 

 him into the air, catching him with professional 

 skill across the loins with a snap as he came 

 down, she began to understand what the Terrier 

 was for ; she coaxed him to her side, folded her 

 paw around him, and each night the little Terrier 

 slept at the breast of the Lioness enfolded with 

 her paws, and watching that his natural enemies 

 did not disturb the rest of his mistress. The 

 rats had a bad time during those six weeks. 



Owing to the liberality of the authorities of 

 Trinity College, an opportunity was afforded the 

 Visiters of the Gardens, during the past year, of 

 seeing a most interesting animal. It Avas the 

 Klipdas of the Cape of Good Hope, which is very 

 closely allied to the Shaphan, or Rock Coney, of 

 Holy Scripture. This specimen was purchased 

 for the Museum of Trinity College, and during life 

 was exhibited in the Zoological Gardens. The 



