kind of javelin which they 
no doubt made themselves, 
speared and killed one. 
For some little time the 
identity of the culprits 
was a mystery, but the 
boys acknowledged to the 
Head Master them Wild 
Boar Hunt, which he duly 
reported to the late Queen, 
who graciously refused to 
hear of their bemg pun- 
ished, and even declared 
she was proud of such 
brave boys. Subsequent 
events proved that the 
Queen was justified in her 
estimation of the courage 
of these boys, for they 
have been hunting Boers 
in South Africa, where 
one of the brave fellows 
has given his life for his 
country. 
wW 
“Tommy” the late pet of 
The late the Small 
lamented Mammals 
Lynx. House, where 
he had been greatly ad- 
mired and petted for over 
six years, has died of in- 
flamation of the lungs, 
“draughts” bemg very 
orevalent in 
this corer of 
the Gardens. | 
He was a 
very affec- 
tionate crea- 
ture to those 
who knew 
him, but he | 
would not 
recognizeany 
attempt at 
endearment 
from chil- 
dren, not that 
he was spite- 
ful, he simnly 
THE LATE LAMENTED LYNX. 
ut 
wu 
Zoo Notes 
ANOTHER VIEW. 
Bi 
ignored them. He had 
beautifully bright eyes, 
and his coat of fur was 
perhaps the softest and 
loveliest of any animal in 
the Zoo 
we 
“Jim,” the Snow Leopard 
(or “Ounce’”’) 
who replaces 
the lynx, Lat 
first thought would prove 
equally docile and aftec- 
tionate, but although quiet, 
his nature is entirely 
different, and one cannot 
well trust oneself in his 
cage now, although soon 
after his first arrival I 
took some photos of him 
from the inside, but his 
character seems to have 
changed since he has been 
at the Zoo. The habits 
of these animals, who live 
in summer on the moun- 
His 
Successor. 
tai ranges of Ladakh, at 
a height of between 18,000 
and 20,000 feet, makes any 
reliable knowledge some- 
what limited, and they 
never descend below a 
level of some 9,000 
feet. The length of the 
fur is specially adapted 
for protec- 
tion against 
the severe 
weather of 
the regions it 
inhabits, and 
the beauty of 
the skin in 
‘ winter when 
they descend 
3 to lower alti- 
tudes, and 
are easier to 
capture, is 
unrivalled, as 
one that I 
have in my 
