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ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, CALCUTTA. 
Enclosure for the Indian Rhinoceros. 
which it sends to the farthest boundary of the 
Garden. These have a remarkable echo quality 
as when one calls in a great empty stone hall. 
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These animals live well and are easily procured. 
A small but attractive exhibit is the Peafowl 
Pavilion, consisting of a large wire-covered oval, 
with a slighter shelter in the center. In the 
four divisions into which this is divided are 
magnificent specimens of the Indian, Javan, 
black-winged and white peafowl, and when the 
males of all four are simultaneously spreading 
their trains it forms a beautiful sight. 
Judging from the number of porcupines on 
exhibition, death must be unknown to 
Thanks to a regular system of 
exchange with Australian Zoo- 
them. 
logical Gardens, marsupials are 
well represented, 
tree wallabies and kangaroos, 
which breed freely. 
kangaroos placidly perched on 
especially 
To see 
the topmost branches of tall 
trees is a shock to one’s ideas 
of the life of these saltatores. 
The exhibition of ruminants 
is unusually full and complete, 
especially as regards Indian 
and Chinese species. The most 
unusual is the Formosan deer. 
(Cervus taevanus),a pale gray- 
animal of the axis 
type, with extremely faint spots. 
Small herds of the mithan, or 
gayal, (Bos frontalis), and 
banting, (Bos sondaicus), 
ish-brown 
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cluded magnificent males, as 
full of fire and spirit as the 
most high-bred bull. An in- 
teresting, although un- geo - 
graphical association is that of 
a herd of Indian gazelles and a 
number of emeus peacefully 
feeding together in a large 
paddock. All the 
cattle breed freely. 
The Indian 
stallation is a perfect one. 
deer and 
rhinoceros in- 
Two 
acres of low ground, partly 
shaded by palm trees and bam- 
boos, is bounded by a low ce- 
ment wall, on which one can 
easily rest one’s elbows. In the 
center is a large natural morass 
and lily-covered lagoon, and 
here a splendid pair of rhinos 
enjoy themselves. A few years 
ago a hybrid rhinoceros was born in the Garden. 
A single young elephant is exhibited, this ani- 
mal being common in the country as a domestic 
beast of burden. 
Of all the mammals in the Garden none de- 
lighted me more than the cat bear, or panda, 
(delurus fulgens). In color it was beautiful; 
in form and gait most comic. Bright golden 
yellow, with dark chocolate legs and under- 
parts, the quaint, absurdly small, round face and 
lower lip were a conspicuous white, while the tail 
was very long, fluffy and ringed like a coon’s. 
The gait was a rolling one, and a favorite sleep- 
ing posture was to lie at full length on a perch 
ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, CALCUTTA. 
Flying aviary for large water-fowl. 
