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The way the animals were arranged seldom 
varied. Entering on the left (as in your photo) the 
first was the living waggon. Then Bird van 
Xo. 1, No. 2 the Monkeys, No. 3' the small carni- 
vores and pigs (civets, etc); No. 4, Antelope, Zeb- 
ras or other herbrides; then the bigger things, as 
a Buffalo or small Elephant. The middle van was 
tenanted, left side (as you looked), by Zebra or 
Yak, or some big thing; middle, Elephant; right 
(facing), Llamas or Kangaroos. "Passing on to 
the next cage," Lions, of sorts; next, Tigers; next, 
Performing Lions; next, Leopards; next Bears 
and Hyaenas; and, curiously enough, if they had 
a Polar Bear they'd stick him next the Lions ! 
But, of course, Zoos damned the travelling 
shows, and they had to pick up the skeletons of 
the departing circuses and combine the two. 
EXPECTED BIRTH OF AN ELEPHANT 
IN EUROPE. 
Dr. Dreyer, Zoological Gardens, Copenha- 
gen, writes under date December 6th : — 
" I shall be pleased if you will book the 
Zoological Gardens, Copenhagen, as a subscri- 
ber to 'Hamlyn's Menagerie Magazine.' 
" Perhaps your numerous readers would 
like to know that we are expecting quite an in- 
teresting event here in the Gardens. 
"Our female elephant, 'Ellen,' is going 
to have her third calf. This is quite a unique 
case of a female elephant bearing three babies 
in captivity, and I feel sure it will be of great 
interest to the readers of your Magazine. 
I shall, perhaps, later write you particulars 
of this interesting event." 
We shall be delighted to have a full report; 
also a photograph of mother and calf shortly after 
birth. Some years ago a calf was born in the 
Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, but did not 
survive. It was the property of Mr. John Sanger, 
being one of his famous troupe of performing ele- 
phants. The male, "Palm," was destroyed some 
time back. 
ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF 
IRELAND. 
The Council met on Saturday, Sir R. N. 
Woods (Vice-President) presiding. Also present 
—Prof. G. H. Carpenter (Hon. Sec), Dr. M' 
Dowel Cosgrave (Hon. Treasurer), W. E. Pee- 
bles, Esq., Dr. G. A. K. Ball, M. F. Headlam, 
Esq., Prof. Scott, Dr. Scriven. 
Visitors to the Gardens during the Christ- 
mas holidays brought the usual amount of dain- 
ties with them for their special pets. The chim- 
panzees came in for a good share, given by per- 
mission of the keeper. Formerly, before these 
specimens were protected by the glass screen from 
an indiscriminating public, they were frequently 
given injurious goodies, which were anything but 
beneficial to their well-being. Now that is altered, 
and it is quite amusing to see the small-sized 
chimp, known to frequenters as "Charlie," rap on 
the glass to draw attention to his needs, and then 
turn round to the wire door in the inner passage 
leading to his cage, as much as to say, "There's 
the way in," and he immediately on the slightest 
move towards the passage door rushes to the wire 
opening where he stretches out a hand for the ex- 
pected dainty. " Empress," who inhabits the same 
compartment, looks on in disdain from the lofty 
top cross-beam, and only sometimes condescends 
to come slowly down, as if it were beneath the 
dignity of a gorilla to come when called. " George" 
who lives next door, gets very annoyed if he is 
left out in the cold, and makes his anger known 
by shaking the wire door for all his worth until 
some notice is taken of him. The gibbon has been 
recently quartered in the cage looking into the 
general monkey house, and is seen to greater 
advantage, and also attracts many admirers by its 
graceful motion and peculiar voice, which rises 
to so high a pitch. 
REGIMENTAL PETS AT THE ZOO. 
There are at present at the Zoo, deposited 
for safe custody, two sets of regimental pets — four 
bears belonging to the Canadians and four black 
buck or Indian antelopes belonging to the Royal 
Warwickshire Regiment. They are lodging next 
to one another in most comfortable quarters with 
a view over Regent's Park— the bears on the 
Mappin Terrace and the buck in a roomy pen 
immediately below them. 
The four bears are of different sizes and ages, 
all black and all most engaging. They were 
caught as cubs in Canada, and are respectively 
the mascots of the Second Infantry Brigade, the 
