WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 



difficulty in again seizing the coveted morsel, and this 

 time drew it forth, with a good sharp pull and a twist, out 

 from his monstrous jaws. One of the most remarkable 

 circumstances appeared to me to be the enormous force 

 of the air when blown from the dilated nostrils of the 

 great beast whilst enraged. It came against me with 

 such a force as quite surprised me. I was equally 

 surprised to find that the furious charge he made against 

 the iron-barred gateway was sufficient to loosen the 

 brickwork by which the gate was held, for had the gate 

 at that moment fallen, I should have been crushed 

 beneath it." 



HOW TO KEEP A HIPPOPOTAMUS IN HEALTH ON A 

 LONG JOURNEY. 



That it is possible to keep a hippopotamus in health 

 during a long journey without the trouble and expense of 

 a huge tank (to serve as a bath) has been proved in the 

 instance of the young animal brought to England from 

 Egypt by Mr. Consul Petherick some few years since. 

 The animal on its arrival was in a very rough state, the 

 skin was dry and cracked, and portions of the epidermis 

 were peeling off. However, in the course of a week or 

 two, having the free use of the tank in the Zoological 

 Society's Gardens, the skin became soft and sound, the 

 dry parts came off freely, and the skin presented the 

 most healthy condition. 



The beast was sold and sent to America. I was con- 

 sulted as to the best means of keeping the animal in 

 good health, and also as to the least expensive mode of 

 transport. 



My advice was, not to have any water-tank, and, instead 

 of a bath, to keep the animal moist with the aid of large 



