HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
when she bites is inclined to hold tight and shake 
her head in a way anything put playful. Notwith- 
standing the human look in her face, animal pro- 
pensities stand out more strongly than in any of 
the group. Her actions suggest stupidity, selfish- 
ness, and reliance on her enormous strength which 
though now present only to a small extent, will, 
as she seems to know, be much greater in the 
future. A fully grown Gorilla is one of the most 
formidable wild animals a traveller can meet with. 
The Dublin Gorilla 
never seems to be in a 
hurry. It eats very 
slowly and deliberately, 
spending a painfully 
long time, particularly 
at its supper, which it 
gets about 10 p.m., 
when the Superinten- 
dent, Dr. Ferrar, would 
naturally appreciate a 
little extra speed. At 
times it gives, evidence 
of a good deal of intel- 
ligence, so much so that 
one might suspect that 
its iniquities were inten- 
tional. Watch them at 
play. The Gorilla stands 
up and drums on its 
chest in the manner des- 
cribed by Du Chaillu in 
1861. This is its chal- 
lenge. The Chimpanzee 
runs to it. The Gorilla 
climbs the rope, careful- 
ly drawing up the end 
to prevent its being fol- 
lowed, but coming down 
again when it sees the 
Chimpanzee beginning 
to climb the ladder. 
Finally they meet. The 
Chimpanzee will easily 
get four or five blows 
delivered before the 
Gorilla has made up her 
mind what to do-, but 
when she succeeds in 
catching her adversary 
she pays off the old score 
with interest — often while the Chimpanzee lies 
quietly — as it has discovered that the bite is not 
so severe when it does not move. So the battle 
rages nearly all day. Every evening the honours 
appear even. 
Then sleep ! 
The Moralist seeing these things will think 
that he has seen similar actions going on 
round him amongst people who ought to 
know better. 
SCOTTISH ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
EFFECTS OF THE WAR AND HIGHER 
COSTS. 
GORILLA. 
CONDITIONS OF THE CARNEGIE TRUST 
PROPOSAL. 
Lord Salvesen, who presided at the annual meet- 
ing of the Scottish Zoological Society, held in the 
City Chambers, Edin- 
burgh, said in present 
ing the annual report— 
which has appeared in 
"The Scotsman" — that 
the report on the revenue 
side was quite satisfac- 
tory. It was true that, 
when compared with the 
first nine months of 
the Society's existence, 
there had been less ac- 
cumulated surplus rev- 
enue for the past year, 
but that difference was 
more apparent than real, 
for when an outstanding 
item on last year's re- 
port was taken into ac- 
count the results were 
substantially identical. 
There had not been 
fewer people visiting the 
Park, nor had there 
been dissatisfaction with 
the laying out of the 
Park, or with the attrac- 
tions which were pro- 
vided; on the contrary, 
there had been a con- 
siderable increase of 
visitors, but this effect 
had been counterbal- 
anced in the first place 
by the expenditure due 
to the increased number 
animals, of which, at 
the end of last year, 
they had twice as many 
as at the end of the first 
nine months. That ne- 
cessitated additional keepers; and, in addition, 
they had increased cost of feeding stuffs. In 
regard to the rise for stocking the Park with 
appropriate animals, that, he was afraid, would 
always be a progressive rise if the Society was 
going to fulfil its functions. Had it not been for 
increased food for a greater number of animals, 
and also the increased price of the larger quantity, 
they would have been able to show a very large 
surplus. In the first three months their receipts 
were what they estimated, but the revenue side 
