98 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



This old hippopotamus was quite cele- 

 brated, as he was in the Zoological Gardens 

 for nearly thirty years. At one time he made 

 his escape and the way he was induced to 

 return to his house was unique. The well- 

 known old keeper, Matthew Scott, for some 

 unknown reason was an object of intense dis- 

 like to this hippopotamus and, in order to 

 make the animal go back into his house, Scott 

 was ordered to run in front of him, but with 

 many precautions about running quickly up 

 the steps inside the house where the animal 

 would be unable to get him. 



Accordingly, Scott, taking a good long 

 start and showing himself to the hippopota- 

 mus first, started off, promptly followed by 

 the hippo at full swing. Scott is a small 

 man, and appeared quite tiny in comparison 

 with Obayseh, the huge animal lumbering be- 

 hind him. He was followed by the superin- 

 tendent and a crowd of keepers, but, as soon 

 as the animal had entered the house, he was 

 shut in and Scott got down from the other 

 side of the steps none the worse for his ad- 



