168 BOTANIC GARDENS MENAGERIE. 



from specimens imported into Singapore by natives. Its habits 

 in confinement are those of the Napu. It has several times 

 been on view. 



Sus cristatus. 



The wild boar. Does not live at all well in captivity young 

 ones have been brought several times to the gardens but soon 

 died. The only one that I ever saw kept well as a pet was at 

 a house in Selangor where it ran about the garden loose. I 

 have seen Chinese pigs which had been allowed to cross with 

 wild pigs in the forest the young of which did as well as 

 ordinary pigs. There seems to be some doubt as to whether 

 this species is identical with the Indian pig. It is still abun- 

 dant in Singapore and some years ago a large wild boar in- 

 vaded the gardens, and remained in the garden jungle for 

 some days. A hunt was organized for it but it had got away 

 before. 



Edentata. 



Manis javanica. 



The scaly anteater is common in Singapore and has 

 occasionally been caught in the gardens. It lives under ground 

 all day coming out of its burrows at night, when it is caught. 

 It has often been on view for a few days in the garden's men- 

 agerie, but is impossible to keep. Its great strength and powers 

 of digging make it difficult to retain in ordinary enclosures and 

 it refuses to eat anything but termites, chopped meat and 

 eggs which others of the order eat readily it will not touch. 

 Adults and young ones of both sexes have been kept for a few 

 days only. The young ones are very curious being pink, and 

 climbing about their mother in an odd way. 



Marsupialia. 



A number of Australian marsupials have been on view at 

 different times, but the records and identifications of many 

 have not been preserved. Kangaroos were kept as early as 1875 

 and among the species on view later were Macropus giganteus^ 



Jour, Straits Branch 



