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the moving lights with horror written in their 

 faces and in their wild eyes, and it was found 

 when they were finally in their cage that 

 the mother was quivering from head to foot 

 with terror and the little one was scarcely 

 less scared. 



Everything possible was done to inspire 

 the animals with confidence and make them 

 comfortable. Being springtime, they were 

 put in an outdoor cage, Mr. Hornaday hoping 

 that the sight of trees and green grass might 

 make them feel more at home. In time, the 

 little one became fairly contented, but the 

 mother absolutely refused from the very first 

 to adapt herself to circumstances, and fought 

 fiercely and desperately on every possible oc- 

 casion. 



She also refused to touch food until she 

 was nearly famished, when she would then 

 eat a tiny piece, not nearly enough to nourish 

 her sufficiently; but she always tried to bite 

 those who gave it to her. She appeared to 

 rest neither day or night, and never once 

 loosened her hold on her little one. This went 



