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were lost, owing to special precautions being taken to 

 supply additional fuel for the stoves and extra straw 

 for beddino-. Durino; the visit of the British Associa- 

 tion to Dublin in August, the Council entertained at 

 breakfast seventy-two of the most distinguished of 

 the foreign and British visitors in the aquarium. 

 There is, however, no record to show whether they 

 were given anything else but fish ! During this year 

 animals were born in the Gardens, including three 

 leopards. One hundred and nineteen carcases of beef, 

 twenty-four horses, and seventeen sheep were used to 

 feed the animals. 



In 1879 ten lion cubs were born in the Gardens. 

 Two Himalayan bear cubs were successfully reared 

 during the year, a circumstance without parallel in 

 the history of Zoological Gardens. 



In 1880 five lion cubs and three leopard cubs were 

 born in the Gardens. A polar bear and a bison were 

 purchased. Thomas Flood, one of the keepers, was 

 killed by the red deer stag, of which he had the 

 care. 



Over one hundred animals and birds were added to 

 the collection in 1881 ; four lion cubs and one leopard 

 cub were born in the Gardens. 



In 1882 two young elephants were purchased from 

 Burmah. In order to aid in the construction of a 

 suitable house for them, a number of Fellows and 

 Professors of Trinity College, Dublin, gave a series of 

 lectures, which produced a net profit of £50. 



In 1883 the first dog show was held in the Gardens. 

 Four lion cubs, one red deer, and one yak were 

 born. 



