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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



INTERIOR OF THE NEW ZEBRA HOUSE 



THE NEW ZEBRA HOUSE. 



Without formality the new Zebra House was 

 thrown open to the public late in November. 

 Our collection of wild equines is at last ex- 

 hibited in a series, and thus brought together 

 they make a fine showing. The animals ex- 

 hibited represent Grevy's Zebra, Grant's Zebra, 

 Chapman's Zebra, the Mountain Zebra, Prze- 

 walsky's Wild Horse and the Persian Wild Ass. 

 There are eleven examples in this collection. 

 Just at this moment we lack the Kiang and 

 Somali Wild Ass, but we expect to secure both 

 those species very shortly. 



The new building is of very satisfactory de- 

 sign. It is long and broad, and its roof is low 

 enough to flood the stalls with light from gen- 

 erous skylights of ribbed glass. The total length 

 of the structure is one hundred and eighty feet. 

 The length of the exhibition hall is one hun- 

 dred and forty-two feet. The width of the 

 promenade in the exhibition hall is twelve feet. 

 Twelve stalls, raised a foot from the floor, are 

 fronted by panels of electric-weld wire. Eight 

 of these stalls show a measurement of twelve 

 by fifteen feet. The four central stalls are 

 larger, being eleven by seventeen feet. All of 

 the stalls open into long, broad yards, each of 

 which contains a shade-tree. The fences and 



gates of all the corrals are from our own work 

 shops, and are admirably adapted to their pur- 

 pose. This building provides two stalls to the 

 yard, thus rendering breeding arrangements 

 especially good. 



Two open-air barns immediately to the west 

 of the Zebra House form an essential part of 

 the wild equines' installation. With these 

 buildings we shall continue the breeding of the 

 Przewalsky Wild Horse and our experiments 

 in the acclimatization of Zebras. R. L. D. 



New Mountain Goats. — We have recently received 

 an addition to our colony of Rocky Mountain Goats. 

 There are four new specimens, three of which are 

 females. A male and a female specimen are about 

 two years old. The two remaining specimens were 

 born in 1912, and the antics of these vigorous young- 

 sters are eccentric and amusing. 



Panoramic Backs for Cages. — The work of paint- 

 ing panoramic backgrounds in the large cages of 

 the Reptile House will be resumed with the begin- 

 ning of severe winter weather. Mr. Costain, our 

 scenic artist, will shortly begin work upon a 

 Malayan river scene, in the big python's cage. The 

 work to follow will embrace the portrayal of Ameri- 

 can and African deserts, and the veldts of South 

 Africa. The latter cages will be occupied by cobras 

 and lizards. 



