78 THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF EUROPE 



three lions, and three young born in the Garden, 

 leopards, cheetahs, puma, and black leopard, a pair of 

 hunting leopards, a jaguar, a pair of Bengal tigers, 

 and a pair of Siberian tigers (the female born in 

 Berlin). These animals live day and night in the 

 open air. The lions in winter are often seen lying in 

 the snow, perfectly contented. 



Leaving the square with shady trees we come to 

 the great aviary. The flying cages are small in com- 

 parison with those of the Berlin aviary ; the ironwork 

 is so complicated up above that the birds cannot fly 

 about at the top for fear of damaging themselves. 

 They have only a poor bath and a few mangy-looking 

 trees. The birds mostly perch on iron bars and parts 

 of the wall at the back. They are too crowded : doves, 

 seagulls, pheasants, herons, and starlings jostle each 

 other. It is not quiet enough for them to breed well. 

 It was an amusing sight to see the gulls fed ; they 

 made such a noise, and fought so hard for the tit-bits 

 of meat, bread, and green food thrown to them. Close 

 by the great aviary are the stilts and a primitive 

 wooden winter house containing peacocks, etc. At the 

 back of the peacock house are the storks, one of the 

 finest collections in Germany. There are thirteen 

 different species. In summer they inhabit the green 

 banks of the flamingo pond. 



Close to the place where the children do not play 

 there are a quantity of old houses for poultry, pigeons, 

 etc. There are five ponds : one a large skating-pond, 

 in summer frequented by swans ; a second the flamingo 

 pond mentioned above. Three other ponds are the 

 Island and Temple ponds, called after a little clock- 



