I/O THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF EUROPE 



Continental Gardens), Borneo deer [C. hippelaphus), 

 and others. Below a ruined castle, inhabited by ravens 

 and owls, are two cages containing striped and other 

 hygenas. These animals always have sore places on 

 their heads, caused by rubbing against the bars of their 

 cage. We now come to a beautiful pair of Somali 

 ostriches in full feather, and close by a large duck-pond 

 — which, by the way, contained very few ducks — there 

 was a novel flying- aviary for gulls and peacocks — 

 rather an odd assortment, I thought. A large fishing- 

 net was stretched from the top of a huge pole in the 

 centre of the cao-e to the iron railino's. The lion 

 house, which came next, had in it no less than six 

 lions. There was a beautiful ant bear, with its curious 

 snout and long thin tongue, in a cage by himself, and 

 opposite was a large water-tank containing a hippo- 

 potamus, and on one side of him were four nylgai, and 

 on the other two leucoryx antelopes and a zebra. 

 Next came a great number of domestic-fowl pens, 

 followed by a really fine collection of dogs from all 

 parts of the world — Russian wolf-hounds, Irish setters, 

 Chinese chows, pointers, pugs, fox-terriers, great danes, 

 Newfoundland, etC; Passing a ])ixiv of Indian ele- 

 phants, we come to goats, yaks with calves, camels, 

 llamas, zebus, and the inevitable pair of Ameiican 

 bisons. A number of bears, including a pretty couple 

 of baby brown bears, brings a good collection to an 

 end. During the heat of the dav the hose was turned 

 on to several animals, w^iich seemed to enjoy it 

 thoroughly, with the exception, oddly enough, of the 

 polars, which became very angry and fought savagely 

 with one another. 



