NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



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BAEBARY LION. "SDLTAN." 



clouded leopards, all under one roof, surely is worth what 

 it costs. 



The Lion House of the Zoolofjical Park Avas completed, 

 excepting a few minor details. earl,y in the j^ear 1903, and 

 was formally opened to the public in February. It is 244 

 feet long, 115 feet wide, including the outdoor cages, and its 

 cost when completed reached $150,000. The materials of 

 the building are of the same kind as those used in the Rep- 

 tile House and Primate House, but the animal sculptures, 

 all by Mr. Eli Harvey, are more abundant and conspicuous 

 than on any other structure erected heretofore. The build- 

 ing contains 13 indoor cages, and 9 outdoor cages, and be- 

 tween the two there is free communication. The sizes of 

 the various cages are as follows : 



Interior cages: Largest, 14 feet wide, 22 feet deep; small- 

 est, 13 feet wide, 14 feet high. 



Exterior cages : two end cages, 40x44 feet, 17 feet high ; 

 central cage, 40 feet square, 14 feet high; smallest, 13 feet 

 wide, 12 feet deep, 13 feet high. 



Excepting for the single fact of having interior and ex- 

 terior cages, the Lion House of the Zoological Park is — like 

 the Primate House — an entirely original development. Its 

 most important new features are as follows: 



All cage service, the introducing and withdrawal of ani- 



