ZOOLOGISCHER GARTEN, HAMBURG 103 



One lioness had the most brllUant yellow coat I have 

 ever seen. Opposite the inside cages are glass cases 

 containing some large crocodiles, lizards, tortoises, 

 snakes, and salamanders. Close by is an extremely 

 well-built and well-kept small-rodents' house, full of* 

 rare little mammals. There are red river-hogs and the 

 capybara, or great tailless rat of South America, as big 

 as a small pig. 



During my rambles I lost a part of my camera, and 

 spent a long time in looking for it. But, luckily, one 

 of the keepers picked it up and very kindly found and 

 gave it me, much to my relief. It was a most miser- 

 able day when I visited this Garden, and, of course, it 

 did not look its best ; still, it could not, I feel con- 

 vinced, compare in beauty with many other smaller 

 Gardens, though it is undoubtedly very wealthy in 

 animals. 



