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master’s part, or any co-operation 
of his own, save that of extreme 
passiveness. Neither attachment 
nor even habit impresses him ; never 
tame, though not wideawake enough 
to be exactly wild.” 
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THANKS again to that enthusiastic 
naturalist the Hon. 
Walter Rothschild, an 
interesting species of 
Wallaby (Macropus derbianus) has 
been added to the already fine 
collection of marsupials at the 
Zoo. This animal is very agile, 
and about half the size and less 
Lord Derby’s 
Wallaby. 
than half the weight of the Great ~~~ 
Kangaroo. It is a native of Aus- 
tralia, and seldom seen outside dense scrubs. 
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ANOTHER marsupial of quite a different 
The  Puild from the kangaroos, and 
Hairy-Nosed resembling somewhat the form 
Wombat. of a bear, is commonly called 
by the natives of Port Jackson, the Wombat. 
In disposition it is mild and gentle, as 
becomes a grass-eater, but it can bite hard, 
and is furious when provoked. Bass, from 
whom Bass Strait takes its name, gives 
an account of having chased one. When 
captured it made no noise, nor any effort 
Animal Life 
“ MOTHER AND YOUNG. 
to escape, not even a struggle. Its counte- 
nance was placid and undisturbed, and it 
seemed as contented as if it had been 
nursed by Mr. Bass from its infancy. This 
circumstance seems to indicate that with 
kind treatment the wombat might soon 
be rendered extremely docile; but let his 
tutor beware of giving him provocation, at 
least if he should be full grown. The 
wombat is hunted for its flesh, which is 
highly esteemed, and is said to resemble pork. 
An interesting article on this animal, by a 
naturalist-colonist, appeared in the March 
number of AnrmaL Lire, together with 
some photographs of the beast 
in its natural surroundings. 
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In the left-hand corner of the 
Pelicans’ enclosure 
and the right- 
hand corner of 
page 898 will be found an 
Antarctic Skua from the Straits 
of Magellan, though I am sorry 
to say by the time this is in 
print there is every probability 
that it will have joined the 
majority, for, hke the gannets 
(lately illustrated), the skuas 
never live long at the Zoo. 
The Antarctic 
Skua. 
LORD DERBY’S WALLABY. 
These birds (Stercorariing) form 
