HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
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2,685 baboons, 221 squirrels, 1,551 red cats, 501 
wild cats, 370 muishands, 35 tigers or leopards, 
6 eagles, and 38 wild dogs have met their deaths, 
the whole involving an expenditure by the Pro- 
vince in rewards of £11,414 17s. 9d. 
MULES AND DONKEYS. 
A MULE MOTHER. 
CONFIRMATION WANTED. 
Sir, — I wonder if you would bei good enough 
to substantiate a statement I have made in the 
Mess here, as I think you will be able to do so. 
I have stated that a mare mule gave birth to 
a foal in the Remount Camp at Bloemfontein dur- 
ing the South African War (I believe about the 
beginning of 190l). I remember seeing the foal 
and mother there, and it caused great talk at 
the time. No doubt you will have some record 
of the fact. — 1 am, etc. 
H. J. AITCHESON. 
B.E.F., France. 
(So far we have failed to trace the informa- 
tion; perhaps some other reader can help. — Ed.). 
A MULE MOTHER. 
CONFIRMATION. 
Sir, — With regard to Mr. H. J. Aitcheson's 
inquiry re "Mule Mother" during the Boer War, 
1901, I saw this mule and her foal, and can sub- 
stantiate this statement. This mule and her foal 
were presented to the Zoological Gardens, Pre- 
toria, and I think there it could be traced, as to 
what became of it later. I have often wondered 
if she ever had another foal. — I am, etc., 
L. J. LENNON. 
Box 72, Harrismith. 
A report appeared in one of the local papers 
(Greek) that a mule had foaled. As this is con- 
sidered almost an impossibility it was received 
with unbelief. The Government here, being in- 
terested ordered me to proceed and examine it. I 
will confess I proceeded biased against the idea, 
as I have been in similar cases before but never 
found them true. 
On 5th of present month I examined it and 
found it a genuine mule. Should say it was bay 
with black points, six years, 13-2^ h.h. This foal 
is the second; the first was a filly, last year. 
This one is a male. The first died after two 
months, the second lives. The mule was bred 
from a. she-donkey, and the foals from her are 
by a jack donkey. No special marks or stripes, 
and in my opinion a very good type of mule. I 
may say that the Island is noted for its good 
mules, and I examinel many. 
Circumference of knee, 11 inches; length of 
metacarpal, 1\ inches; circumference of sub-car- 
pal, 8 inches. 
This is by no means the average of our don- 
key measurements. The mule was giving milk, 
and I saw the foal suckling. The foal somewhat 
resembles a young donkey, but bigger. I leave 
it to scientists to account for, but can vouch for 
the dam being a genuine she-mule. I enclose a 
photo. — G. J. Harvey, M.R.C.V.S., Government 
Veterinary Surgeon, Nicosia, Cyprus, July 16. 
("Veterinary Record," 2nd August, 1913). 
We have been favoured with a call from Mr. 
E. Garrod, late sergeant-major at the Chief Veter- 
inary ' Hospital, Springfontein, who further con- 
firms the motherhood of a mule mare during the 
South African War, referred to elsewhere in this 
issue, and in that of September 4th, and who in- 
forms us that he personally accompanied the mare 
and her foal to the Pretoria Zoo. Mr. Garrod 
states, however, that this singular event took 
place, not at Bloemfontein, but at Springfontein, 
where it created g!reat interest at the time, and 
where a number of snap-shots were taken, some 
of which should still be in existence. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
By John D. Hamlyn. 
THAT I have just heard that our late pet, "John 
Daniel," the Gorilla, has been sold for £500 — 
truly a remarkable price. 
THAT a remarkable photograph ofi a chameleon 
darting out its long tongue was shown by Mr. 
Richard Kearton yesterday in a lecture to young- 
people organised by the Royal Colonial Insti- 
tute, at the Central Hall, Westminster. 
Owing to its lightning flash Mr. Kearton 
was not able to get a picture of the tongue 
until, after wasting scores of plates, he timed 
the number of seconds between each tongue 
dart and then worked the shutter at the proper 
moment. 
