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into his stall, wiiile he quivered at every peal 

 of thunder. At last we tied a rope around his 

 neck and dragged him in out of the rain and 

 wind, and from that time on he has not set foot 

 in his yard. We are nearly in despair about 

 teaching him to pass through his door, which 

 really gives him a generous amount of head 

 clearance. 



A Nile Monitor. — For the first time we have 

 exhibited a specimen of the Nile monitor at 

 the Reptile House. This great lizard has been 

 famous from the time of the Egyptians. It 

 attains a length of six feet. It has a flattened 

 tail and is a powerful swimmer. The monitor 

 is rated as a useful reptile owing to its habit 

 of eating the eggs of the dangerous Egyptian 

 crocodile. In color it is black with a network 

 of yellow markings. It is a savage creature 

 and the keepers are wary about entering its 

 yard as it has a habit of dealing formidable 

 blows with its long tail. 



Pasturing an Elephant. — The rare pygmy 

 elephant Congo, which stands as the type 

 specimen of its species, has recently been 

 troubled with rheumatism and his condition has 



required special treatment during the present 

 summer. We have thouglit that Congo's dis- 

 comfort might be relieved by placing him on 

 soft ground, and he was taken to the southerly 

 portion of the elk range in which there is a 

 shallow lake. Congo is delighted with his new 

 surroundings and spends the greater part of 

 his time in the water, sometimes lying on his 

 side and employing his trunk to throw geysers 

 in every direction. On warm nights he is in- 

 clined to wade about the lake, but during the 

 recent cool spell he has systematically retired 

 to a shed nearby. He has shown gratifying 

 signs of improvement. 



WILD MUSCOVY DUCKS. 



OF the many species of wild ducks, only 

 two have shown themselves capable of 

 holding a place in the list of domestic 

 creatures. The mallard was domesticated many 

 centuries ago, and so well has it thriven that 

 its descendants, disguised in a great diversity 

 of form and color, stand next to the offspring 

 of the jungle fowl as factors in our domestic 

 bird life. 



