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and other antelopes, smaller animals, and birds ; one of 

 my men is coming home from Abyssinia with some 

 Grevy's zebras.' 



' Ah I but when, Mr. Hagenbeck, Avill you get a 

 gorilla ?' I said, thinking I had him this time. 



' Stop a minute,' again said Hagenbeck ; ' I am 

 expecting within the next three months from West 

 Africa several chimpanzees and also some young 

 gorillas. On April 12 last my men in Australia had 

 caught for me sixty kangaroos, including several big 

 red "boomas" and some entirely new species of kangaroo. 

 They have also got a collection of rare little animals 

 and a great number of interesting and rare birds. 

 Next month one of my people goes again down into 

 the Kadizian steppes to fetch some waggon-loads of 

 big camels and dromedaries. Out of that district last 

 year I imported sixty-five camels and dromedaries. 

 Besides all this, I buy up everything which comes by 

 ship into Hamburg. Into this place in one day came 

 5 Ceylon elephants, including a mother and baby ; 

 2 Sambur deer from India ; 2 1 various monkeys from 

 West Africa; 102 flamingoes; 3 white storks from 

 Egypt; and 162 baboons and 3 hy?enas from Arabia. 

 Not only are animals continually coming in, but plenty 

 are going out. The Americans are beginning to go in 

 tremendously for Zoos, and in a few years' time thei-e 

 will be some magnificent Gardens over there. Last 

 week I shipped £500 worth of animals to Cincinnati 

 and £700 worth of animals to Philadelphia.' 



' You must have had many adventures when travel- 

 ling and carting your animals about ?' I suggested. 



' Yes ; I have had many narrow escapes,' he replied. 



