ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 107 
AAPIES RIVER 
of zebra, a zebroid (zebra-horse 
hybrid), the African, Indian and 
American buffalos (the latter better 
known to naturalists as the bison). 
Below this again is a reedbed which 
in summer is alive with brightly plum- 
aged weaver and bishop birds breed- 
ing in comfort. A poplar grove and 
fine old willow trees growing on the 
river bank are much appreciated by 
picnic parties on public holidays. 
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CENTRAL PORTION OF BEAR DENS 
Adjacent to the buffaloes and 
zebras are the Canine Breeding 
Paddocks. The writer discovered 
some nine years ago that the more 
delicate and wilder species do much 
better in open-air, wire-netting en- 
closures with the earth for a floor 
and grottoes or rockeries for sleep- 
ing quarters. Here the Cape hunt- 
ing dog (Lycaon pictus), the Cape 
long-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis ) 
and the silver fox (Vulpes chama) 
successfully breed, and the writer 
had the pleasure of landing all 
three species alive in America to 
adorn the collections of New York, 
Philadelphia and Washington. 
MARK’S FOUNTAIN 
Turning south, we proceed along 
a fine avenue of casuarina trees and 
pass large paddocks for the gnu or 
wilde-beast, and here are usually 
to be found several breeding pens 
for both South African species— 
the blue or brindled, and the black 
or white-tailed gnu. 
The Large Bird House, with 
open-air runs, contains the cranes, 
storks and fancy breeds of domes- 
tic fowls, including a large array of 
bantams. Here can be seen all 
three species of South African 
cranes, the finest being the wattled 
crane, which is now, alas, becom- 
ing scarcer every year. In this 
