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The American Badger, (Taridea americana), is repre- 
sented by a fine, large and very light-colored specimen that 
was presented by President Roosevelt. The European 
Badger, (A/fclces taxrus), is shown near by. 
Our collection of Rodents contains the following im- 
portant and representative species of squirrels: 
Nortu AMERICAN. 
Gray Squirrel............... Sciurus carolinensis........... New York. 
Black Squirrel............... ie eee SreeiorirsecN Ohio. 
Box, Squirrel! ors. 2a sc eerars ne ludovicianus...........- Kansas. 
Southern Fox Squirrel....... 7 TUG OTe oe eid oer Louisiana. 
Red Squirrel.............+.- : hudsonius............. New York. 
Eastern Chipmunk........... Taigs (alrigtus. io. sa sateen # 
Western Chipmunk.......... e SPeCiOSUS.........0000% California. 
Parry’s Spermophile......... Citellus parryi........ cee eee Alaska. 
Thirteen-Lined Spermophile. .Spermophilus tridecem-lineatus. lowa. 
Foreign Species. 
Malabar Hill Squirrel......... Sciurus malabaricus......... S. India. 
Indian Hill Squirrel........... : bicolor... 66. e eee ess N. India. 
Prevost Squirrel.............-- prevosti............. Malayana. 
Golden-Bellied Squirrel........ . aureogaster.......... Mexico 
Columbia Fire-Backed Squirrel. variabilis............ ‘S°Ameriea: 
No collection of Rodents is worthy of acceptance by the 
public without a fair representation of Porcupines. The 
most wonderful species is the African Porcupine, (Hystrix 
cristata), which when disturbed erects a threatening array 
of enormously-long, shining black-and-white quills that are 
a wonder to behold. The lofty white crest of this animal 
is one of its most conspicuous features. 
The Indian Crestless Hill Porcupine, (H. longicauda), 
usually present in our collection, is merely a quiet under- 
study of the former. Strange to say—and also provoking 
—our old friend of the North Woods, the Canada Porcu- 
pine, (Erethizon dorsatus), is much more capricious and 
difficult to keep for a long period than either of the fine 
foreign species already mentioned. It is only the men who 
know all about animals who can tell us why nothing seems 
to exactly satisfy them, and why they will not breed here, 
live ten years and be happy. Even the best cage life does 
not seem to be good enough for them; but we are still 
experimenting. 
In order that visitors to the Park may at all times be 
able to see a Beaver, (Castor canadensis), and not be 
thwarted in that desire by the very shy habits of the ani- 
