36 POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE 
NILGAI: INDIAN ANTELOPE. 
The Antelope House is 142 feet long by 78 feet in ex- 
treme width. In architectural style it conforms with the 
other large animal buildings of the Park. Both for visitors 
and for its animals, it is roomy and well lighted, and in 
every way fitted to house and display a large and valuable 
collection of tropical hoofed animals. It contains 24 in- 
terior compartments, directly connected with 23 open-air 
yards for use in mild weather. This building was com- 
pleted and oceupied on October 17, 1903, and with all its 
surrounding improvements has cost about $80,000. 
As the visitor will observe from the following enumera- 
tion of species, our collection of large and rare African and 
Asiatic antelopes is very rich. Unfortunately, until the 
completion of the Zebra House releases the apartments now 
occupied by the equines, a number of species which belong 
in the Antelope House must temporarily be quartered else- 
where. 
The Nubian or Three-Horned Giraffes, (Giraffa camelo- 
pardalis), are at present the most important and interesting 
animals in the building. The pair came from German East 
Africa, are now (April, 1913) about twelve years old, and 
cost $5,500. The male stands 14 feet 4 inches in height, 
and the female 12 feet 6 inches. Both are good-tempered 
