LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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 Polly, the Chimpanzee in the New York Zoolog- 

 ical Park, Who Has Succeeded Dohong, the 

 Orang-utan, in Popular Favor . . Frontispiece 



Claire Heliot and Her Lion Yula, who is by no 

 Means an Animal to be Trusted .... 



Mme. Morelli and Her Celebrated Leopard Car- 

 touche, who is Noted for His Savageness and 

 Untamability 38 



Sultan, who is Noted for His Wonderful Feats op 

 Equilibrium in the Barnum and Bailey Circus. 84 



Mezoviro, in the New York Zoological Park, is 

 one of the Most Interesting Rhinoceroses in 

 Captivity 88 



Black Beauty, the Bison in the New York Zoolog- 

 ical Park, who Showed such Enmity Towards 

 the Other Members of the Herd that he is now 

 Kept in Solitude 1*8 



George Washington, the Celebrated Ostrich on 

 the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm, Having His 

 Feathers Plucked 178 



Buster, the Celebrated Tortoise in the New York 

 Zoological Park, who is About 370 Years Old . 212 



