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only wish is that a member of the tribunal or 
the military representative will take them oyer 
for the duration of the war; but I must warn 
members that the British sea lion bites." 
(Laughter.) 
The offer was not accepted, but the tribuna4 
granted Mr. Woodward three months exemp- 
tion, with leave to apply further. 
I shall be delighted to have a few lines from 
Captain Woodward when in the trenches. It 
should be most interesting reading. 
THAT two baby chameleons have been born at 
the Zoo and are to be found in the reptile house. 
They are a little over an inch long', and look 
like nothing so much as two very small old men. 
These are the first chameleons to be born in 
captivity, but they appear to be flourishing. 
Their parents seem jealous of any inspection of 
their offspring', and make throaty noises at in- 
truders. 
From Georgetown, British Guiana, have 
arrived some crocodiles which are kept in a pool 
of hot water, and so far show no signs of home- 
sickness. 
As yet there is no scarcity of meat for the 
c arnivora. Indeed the war has brought them 
even fuller meals than before, for there is horse- 
flesh in plenty. 
Also an Indian Fishing Cat has been re- 
ceived in exchange. This is a very rare and in- 
teresting animal. 
THAT Mr. F. Martin Duncan, lecturing at the 
Royal Photographic Society, said that at the 
Hamburg Zoo a few years ago he got permis- 
sion to photograph the lions. On the way to 
the enclosure he heard one keeper say to an- 
other, "Let's give the Englishman a fright." 
When they reached the animals, he was 
pushed in, the gate was clanged to, and he was 
left alone with the beasts. The lions, however, 
proved less vindictive than their keepers, and 
he got the photographs he wanted, taking care 
never to turn his back upon them. 
THAT the arrivals at the Scottish Zoological 
Park have recently been a number of interesting- 
animals added to the collection at Edinburgh. 
One is a young kangaroo which has been lent 
by Mr. E. H. Bostock. Of importations from 
abroad, one of the most striking is a specimen 
of the anaconda — the great constricting- snake 
of South America — which is now in the accli- 
matisation house, where it shares a case with 
one of its old-world cousins, an Indian python. 
From the same locality are two baby caymans, 
which are only about six or seven inches long. 
Near them are some little toads, captured very 
near the firing line in France. On the pond 
near the entrance gate is a hybrid between the 
Australian black swan and the Canadian goose; 
on a neighbouring pond is a hybrid goose, which 
represents three species — the Snow goose, the 
Bernicle goose, and the Grey Lag goose; while 
in one of the pheasant aviaries is a handsome 
hybrid between the common pheasant and the 
English game bamtam. The swan-goose hy- 
brid], though rare, is not unique, as a similar 
cross has been bred once or twice in Australia, 
where it is known by the name of "swoose." 
The lion cub born in the Park last spring con- 
tinues to thrive. It has now been separated 
from its mother, and has as cage mate (though 
still separated by a light wire partition) the 
young jaguar which arrived at the Park at the 
beginning of June last. 
THAT the "Daily Graphic," 5th September, gives 
the following interesting particulars : — 
"The Man who Reformed the Zoo. 
"Dr. P. Chalmers Mitchell, F.R.S-, who 
is to speak on 'Evolution and the War' at 
the meeting of the British Association at New- 
castle this week, will always be remembered 
as the man who reformed the Zoo and brought 
the collection up to its present high level. 
" In 1903', when he succeeded the late Dr. 
P. Lutley Sclater in the secretaryship, a very 
remarkable gathering took place. Public. 
feeling ran high, and some thousands of 
'Fellows' turned up from remote quarters in 
order to record their votes. Among them 
was the late Baroness Burdett Goutts. Dr. 
Mitchell got in by hundreds. 
" For the last thirteen years Dr. Mitchell 
has held the position, and the number of visi- 
tors to the gardens has gone up by hundreds 
of thousands, while the old Mid-Victorian 
premises have been improved from off the 
face of London." 
We all live and learn ! 
THAT Dr. Frederick W,. D'Evelyn, San Fran- 
cisco, writes under date August 2!lst, 1916: — • 
"The 'Hamlyn's Menagerie Magazine* is 
a very desirable new growth, permitting ac- 
cess to novel items in the marketing of wild 
life, otherwise unobtainable, and interesting 
and educational." 
THAT Lieutenant T. Sanger, grandson of the late 
John Sanger, of Circus fame, has been awarled 
the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery. I 
should be pleased to place on record here a list 
of sons and grandsons belonging to well-known 
Circus and Menagerie families who are doing 
their duty to their Country at this critical time. 
I should also be pleased to know those who are 
not serving, in other words, Slackers, so the 
whole of the Show and Amusement World 
