ZOOLO(JICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



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bring rajiidly closer the day wlieii tliir- >tate aiul in eliartje as a 1ic1|kt in Iierdintr tlie animals, not 



all tlie statis will jirohiliit llie use c>l Ktlia) as a [ircjteetMr. 



weapons, exactly as carrying of pistols, common Alter the desired number of exposures liad 



throughout tlic country fifty years since, has been been made, the two men turned to leave tlie en- 



stopped with tlie entire approval of the |)ublic. 

 In less than a generation the day will have 

 passetl when thi' American can wander at large 

 ovt-r tlie landscape slaving all living things at 

 will. Then ]ierlia])S some remnant of our game 

 mav be allowed to live in |)eace. 



WILD-ANIMAL PHOTOCiRAI'HV. 



I'erlia])S in no branch ol photography are the 

 limitations of the camera more fiequently in 

 evidence than in the taking of wild animals. It 

 is easv to make 1/ picture : but to sciure a s^'^iuk/ 

 picture is very diflkult. and to obtain one that 

 is perfect is an achievement. 0\ animal photo- 

 graphs, many are calleil, but lew are chosen. 



Thus far over one thousand negatives i>f ani- 

 mals have been made in the Zoological Park, 

 under tlie best conditions that could be secured. 

 If this ex|ierience is of an\ value, then the fol- 

 lowing things are true : 



No photographer can obtain good pictures bv 

 making exposures from the walks, or lu-twien 

 the bars of enclosures. 



Good photographs of animals lan be secured 

 <inly b\ going into their tnclosures, or by 

 building a place in which to make exjiosures 

 througli an aperture. 



It is dangerous for a photographer to inter 

 the enclosures of wild animals, even whin at- 

 tended by a keejier to control the beasts, or hold 

 them at bay. 



As an Ulustration of the truth of the last pro- 

 position, take the case of the Zoological ."^ocietv's 

 photographer ami the llama, 



A llama is a camel-like animal. .v,;;/.r horns, 

 hoofs and tusks. ()ne would a> naturallv lo.ik 

 for danger trom a rabbit : and when .Mr. .*^anborn 

 entered the Llamas' Corral, he took the keeper 



closure. While both had their backs to the 

 animals. ami the keeper was unlatching the gate. 

 .Mr. Sanborn heard behind him the sound ol 

 crunching gravel, and turned to ascertain the 

 lause. The largest of the llamas, now known to 

 be a nio.-t ill-tiin|ieriil and savage beast, was in 

 the act of springing upon him ; which it ilid, 

 with great violence. Before he coukl lift a hand, 

 -Mr. .SaiU)orn was dashed to the ground, and the 

 beast lell upon him. His lamera box was 

 driven against his tace. and some sharp portion 

 ol it cut his u]iper lip in two as comjiletely as it 

 it had been doni' with a knife Besides this, 

 he sustaineil other injmies. .Mthough llie keeper 

 rushed to his rescue and beat the llama until it 

 lied, the mischief had been done'. 



The Society's excellent jihotographs of bears, 

 wolves, elk. deer, buffaloes and in Uict all other 

 animals save the large felid;v have been obtained 

 by going in with the wild beasts. l)es|iite the 

 presence of keepers. Mr. Sanborn has been 

 obliged to tly several limes before his subjects; 

 and in times of danger he has been ilirecteil to 

 save himself lirst, and his camera afterward. 



There is no roval road to success in plioto- 

 gra]ihing wild animals. .\bout this work there is 

 nothing easy or sini]ile. ( lood pictm-es are hard 

 to win, anil poor pictures are worse than none, 

 for they repel interest instead of attracting it. 



The fees for membership in tlie New Wirk Zmilogical 

 Suciety are as follows : 



-Vmiual membership S lo.oo 



1 .ife membership 200.00 



I'.itrou's fee I.OOO.OO 



Kouniier's fee 5.000.00 



lienefactor's fee 25,000.00 



Information and blank forms for memlx-rship. may be 

 obtained at the Service Building, at all entrances to the 

 Zoological Park, and at the Secretary's Oftice, No. 11 

 Wall Street, New York City. 



