1096 LIVING SPECIMEN OF A PIGMY lilPPOPOTAMUS. 



November 6th, 1928. 



Sir S. F. Haemer, K.B.E., E.R.S., Vice-President, 

 ill the Chair. 



The' Secrbtahy exhibited, and made remarks upon, a photo- 

 graph of a Ratel from Lake Magadi, Kenya. 



Mr. D. iSeth-Smith, F.Z.S., Curator of Mammals and Birds, 

 exhibited a living specimen, believed to be about six months old, 

 of the Pigmy Hippopotamus {Choeroims liberiensis) which had 

 heen purchased by the Society from Mr. Harry Smith, of 

 Monrovia, and arrived on November 2nd. Its Aveight on arrival 

 was 40 lbs., its length 24 inches, and height 14 inches. It was 

 fed entirely upon milk, and appeai-ed to be in excellent condition. 

 Since its arrival in the Society's Gardens it had spent most of 



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Baby Pigiuj' Hippopotamus (Gkceropsis liberiensis), 



the daytime asleep in its box, taking to the warmed water of the 

 tnnk towards evening. Although so young it proved to be an 

 excellent swimmer. 



Great credit was due to Mr. Harry Smith for ha,ving so 

 successfully reared this little animal since it was but a few weeks 

 old, and to Mr. R. M. Mitchell, chief officer of the s.s. ' Melville,' 

 Avho carefully tended it on the voyage home. 



Mr. P. A, Mitchell-Hedges, P.Z.S., P.L.S., F.B,.G.S., gave 

 an account of his recent expedition through the jungle-region of 

 lanama, and illustrated his remarks with a series of lantern- 

 slides of scenery, natives, and large fish. 



