NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



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ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT. 



is much more enduring in captivity than many animals 

 which seem far more robust. A pair which entered the Park 

 in 1900 is still living. The male has a temper which quite 

 belies the reputation of the "gentle gazelle." Although 

 loyal and kind to his cage-mate, toward human beings gen- 

 erally he has manifested a very savage disposition, and in 

 one of his fits of bad temper he broke off one of his own 

 horns. 



The Indian Gazelle, (Gazella benneti), — frequently called 

 in its home country Ravine "Deer," — is a habitant of the 

 sterile, water-washed ravines of northern and central India, 

 which are the oriental counterpart of our western "bad- 

 lands." This animal inhabits the same regions as the black- 

 buck, but because of the religious scruples of the Hindoos 

 against the taking of life, both species are secure from at- 

 tack — until the arrival among them of the white sahibs. A 

 full-grown Indian Gazelle is 26 inches in shoulder height. 

 The females of this species possess horns, which are very 

 slender, and vary in length from 4 to 8y 2 inches. 



Miscellaneous Mammals. 



The Small-Deer House will at all times contain various 

 mammals which are there shown because it is a practical 

 impossibility to provide a separate building for each group. 



