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The Coypus, a large furbearing water rodent from 
the warmer parts of South America, were kept out of 
doors all winter, and not only did well, but the female 
gave birth to five young in November, four of these 
soon disappeared, no doubt dying from the cold, but 
the fifth has survived and is rapidly approaching its 
parents in size. 
The following is a full list of the births during the 
year : — 
1 pig-tailed macaque (Macacus nemestrinus) , 9, De- 
cember 2d. 
5 rhesus macques (M. rhesus), 9 and 4 cTS, March 23d, 
April 20th, May 13th and 24th, and June 8th. 
1 ring-tailed lemur {Lemur catta), 9, March 27th. 
4 Maholi galagoes {Galago maholi), April 20th, two 
females gave birth to two each on the same day. 
1 puma {Felis concolor), August 25th. 
2 gray wolves (Canis mexicdnus) , d's, March 27th. 
5 American badgers {Taxidea taxus), March 24th, 26th 
and April 5th. 
8 raccoons (Procyon lotor), March, April, June and 
August. 
3 grizzly bears (Ursus horridus), January 8th. 
1 California hair seal (Zalophus calif ornianus), d", May 
26th. 
5 coypus (Myocaster coypus), November. 
1 Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus),'9 , 
June 19th. 
1 yak (Pcephagus grunniens), d", April 30th. 
2 Himalayan thar (Hemitragus jemlaicus), 9s, May 
30th and June 21st. 
1 red deer {Cervus elaphus), d", August 6th. 
1 American elk (C. canadensis), 9, October 7th. 
1 fallow deer (C dama), 9, June 11th. 
3 Japanese sika deer (C. sika), 9, and d", May 30th, 
June 15th and 26th. 
1 Manchurian sika deer (C. s. manchuricus) , 9, Septem- 
ber 3d. 
