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outside paddock, containing a herd of caribou of all 

 ages. In another pen was a kangaroo with a baby in 

 its pouch, the first I have seen in captivity outside 

 our London Garden. The lion house is small, and 

 contains a pair of lions, three pumas, and some other 

 smaller animals. The elephant house is built in 

 Moorish style, and contains a large Indian elephant, a 



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tapir, and some Burchell's zebras. There are a 

 quantity of bird aviaries, moose and zebra yards, wild- 

 swine sheds, and a monkey house containing the 

 seldom seen orang from Borneo. On the occasion of 

 my visit, it being a very hot day, this ape was allowed 

 his liberty, and sat perched high up in a tree under 

 the watchful eye of his keeper. 



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