ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



A HARE AND INTERKSTINti FLF.Ddl.INi; 

 A young penguin was hatt-lied in the Park in May. 1915. It i.s the first event of its kind in the United State.s. The pat 

 birds are very solicitous for its welfare and are rearing it with the utmost tenderness. While the keeper holds it, 

 the motlier is much disturbed, and hovers over it joyfully when it is released. 



black tamarin, a rare marmoset whieh had 

 never previously been exhibited in our Primate 

 House. Within a few weeks after we had re- 

 ceived these black tamarins. Curator Beebe re- 

 turned from a scientific mission in South Amer- 

 ica and brought three additional specimens from 

 Para. 



The Passing of Sultan. — The venerable lion. 

 Sultan, is no more. Owing to his advanced age 

 and great infirmity, he was mercifully chloro- 

 formed by Dr. Blair. During his prime. Sultan 

 was a favorite with painters and sculptors and 

 has been the model for many notable works of 

 art. While the average age of a captive lion 

 is thirteen years. Sultan has been a docile cap- 

 tive for about seventeen years' time. Although 

 not an exceptionally large animal, he was justly 

 celebrated for his iine lines and luxuriant mane. 

 It could be truly said that Sultan was most ma- 

 jestic and dignified. 



Our Vo-iCi-rful Elephants. — Owing to the rap- 

 idlv increasing size and strength of our male 

 African elephant. Kliartoum, it has been found 

 necessary to subst.mtially strengthen the struc- 

 ture of his outside enclosure. With Khartoum's 

 growth has come a marked inclination to dam- 

 age evervthing within reach. He has bent 

 gates, broken trees, loosened tlie masonry and 

 strained doors until it has been necessary to 

 m;ike Iiis quarters practically armor clad. Tlie 

 addition to the outside structure consists of rail- 

 road iron of .'ibout 70 lbs. to the yard, bolted 



to the toji of the fence, and each post has been 

 ])rovided with a heavy T-iron brace running five 

 feet into the ground and anchored in cement. 



An Active Rhino. — The strength of our adult 

 rhinoceros was an unknown quantity until dem- 

 onstrated by a recent performance of \'ictori.i 

 in one of the yards of the Elephant House. To 

 keep this animal from rubbing her horn against 

 the iron of the outside fence an inner pipe fence 

 was constructed. Tlie latter consists of two 

 ))ipe rails about a foot and a half aiaart. The 

 pipe is of two-ineli external diameter and of 

 galvanized iron. During the recent cold weath- 

 er the rhinoceros was shut in her stall for 

 fully two weeks time and u))on iier release she 

 was seiiied with a desire to play. She charged 

 the pijie fence and not only bowed the lower 

 two-ineli i)ipe, but completely broke the upper 

 ))ipe rail. From an examination of this clean 

 break it would a]3pear that a ])ower nothing 

 short of d3niamite could affect the damage caused 

 by the charging body of this animal. 



Onr Retirinf/ Giraffe. — With another summer 

 ])assing by, the idiosyncrasy of the male giraffe 

 to remain in-doors continues. For two years 

 this animal has gazed from his open door and 

 stubbornly refused to leave Iiis stall and wander 

 about in liis sjiacious outside yard. Rciu-ated 

 coaxing of his kcejiers, the placing of food out- 

 side. ]irodding and threatening are unavailing. 

 \\'e think that this animal at some time has 

 bruised his head in going tlirough a door that 



