NEWS BULLETIN OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



BEAVER HOUSE. 



Now under construction by the Beavers in their Pond. 

 May i6th, photographed June 23d. 



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OUR BEAVER AND OTTER. 



After a surprising amount of trouble in 

 procuring two kinds of animals which should 

 at all times be purchasable at fair prices, the 

 Beaver Pond and Otter Pool of the Zoological 

 Park have been stocked. The Otters came 

 first, five in number, all from Florida ; and 

 better exhibition animals it would be difficult 

 to find. They are good-tempered and sociable, 

 and their playfulness in the water is very en- 

 tertaining to visitors. Their love of water is 

 equal to that of a seal, and the supreme non- 



THE FIRST BEAVER. 

 Arrived April nth, from Brownsville, Texas. 



chalance with which they dive, or roll or drop 

 into it a hundred times a day, is very amus- 

 ing. Moreover, in striking contrast to most 

 small mammals, they are most active when 

 visitors are most numerous and attentive. 

 Often when in their den, at a familar call 

 they will come pouring out in a shiny, brown 

 stream, for a special performance. 



For carnivorous animals, otters make very 

 satisfactory pets, and often become quite 

 docile, and even affectionate. 



In everything save their fondness for water, 

 Beavers are the reverse of Otters. They are 





OTTERS. 



