SOME GREAT PACHYDERMS 85 



likes, in all cases without apparent reason. 

 He has taken a great liking for one of his 

 keepers and shows it in as intelligent a man- 

 ner as it is possible for these ungainly, ex- 

 pressionless animals to show anything. But 

 for Dr. Bolau, the Superintendent of the 

 Gardens, he has nothing but the keenest dis- 

 like. He may be ever so placid and quiet, 

 but the moment he sees the Superintendent he 

 gets wild and fierce, ugly and vindictive; it 

 causes much amusement sometimes among the 

 visitors to see this curious display of ill tem- 

 per for no reason whatever. There is no 

 doubt that, if ever Dr. Bolau should be so 

 unfortunate as to get in his way unprotected, 

 he would surely be killed by this animal. 



One of the most amusing incidents with a 

 hippopotamus happened in the London Zoo- 

 logical Gardens many years ago. One hot 

 day in August the keeper shut the hippopota- 

 mus in the house and cleaned out the large 

 tank outside, filling it with clean, fresh water. 

 When he had finished his day's work, the 

 keeper, for some reason or other, forgot, ac- 



