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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- 

 mals, is conducted from the rear, by means of a track under- 

 neath the sleeping dens, and an elevating platform car. 



The communication between indoor and outdoor cages is 

 direct and continuous. 



Instead of upright iron bars, all the cage fronts are of 

 hard-steel wire netting, in rectangular pattern, attached to 



