16 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



restlessness which is invariable with wild ani- 

 mals. As so often happens in all animal 

 shows, from some cause or another — and very 

 often without any apparent cause at all — 

 one animal would get excited, roar, or howl 

 according to his nature, and instantly the 

 whole collection would join in roaring, howl- 

 ing, whining, barking, screaming, crying and 

 chattering until one's head grew dizzy with 

 the noise and deafening din. 



On all these occasions Schley remained 

 exactly the same as before. While all the 

 other animals in the show were doing their 

 best to let themselves be heard, Schley would 

 keep quite still and quiet. At one time he 

 got up slowly and reluctantly, yawned as if 

 annoyed at being disturbed, looked placidly 

 round the show, and then settled himself 

 comfortably, as though he took no interest in 

 the matter. 



At another time, when a little terrier ran 

 into the show yelping at the top of his voice 

 in sheer terror, which created a very pan- 

 demonium among the animals, Schley walked 



