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And of course Dr. Gray and Dr. Swingle we see every day, 
Dr. Gray sticking methodically to his Hay diet in spiteof the 
tempting menus, Dr. Swi ngle full of charm and good comradeship. 
Most of the gossip on board concerns itself with Honeychile 
and her party, and her k remarks and doings are a source of 
interest to us all. She fortified herself for the Squat or 
ceremonies with ten daiquiri cocktails, and squealed like a 
little blond pig the whole time. ' Both she and Randy call every 
man on board "Darling", and are usually to be found in the bar - 
although they never get up until after lunch. 
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Grand Hotel never had a more mixed crowd, and a large 
percentage of them are nice and lots o± fun. 
April 20 - Rio de Janei® 
The famous harbor was under a cloud when we came in early 
this morning. We passed the entrance at about six o clock, stuck 
our heads out the porthole, and deciding that there was to be no 
glory to the sunrise, went back to sleep again. 
We were still drinking our coffee, and were not yet dressed, 
when Dusky Gillette pounded on our door. As soon as Bill 
fed and cleaned the ani’ials, we went ashore with Dusky, ana in 
official car headed first for the Zoo. 
The Rio Zoo is a private affair, the e nterpri se oi one 
Dr. Carlos Drummond Rranklyn, who used 8 S ^ ri ously 
-f Y»nm thp CM tv but now i s so much on his own that he is seriously 
considering disbanding his collection. It really is «* puars® 
Zoo for a private collection. There were three t^ ire, 6 JJgu^rs, 
mountain lions,, an African lion, a lesser h py t ’ ant-eater, 
several °eptS°monke£ "and a th^gave every indica- 
several • P , , . think Many of the problems tnat 
tion oi oeing able to aunx. ui&uj ^ x ^ 
. eW ' nn i or ists work out for chimpanzees are just canja 1 or t is 
psycnologi sx.s woix u over his head, out of reach. 
monkey. A grape was ti _ ' swinging so that he could grasp 
** M to manipulate six 
sticks - With the smallest he coiad reach ^ie next in tree, d 
eventually reach a pole long enough to scrape the desire t 
into his cage. He would actually pick up one o0iUJS ;» Thp 
length, and discard it for one o f the Pr< »P« 1« 
director would throw a number of matcnes, some ox o , 
some good, on the ground, and t e X 1 ° matohoox, and 
‘iScSS »l“^ thf g^-Tches and scratched them 
on the box. 
The setting for the Zoo is tropical, 
tall trees, and more vultures flying alou. oi roosti..* 
than 1 have ever seen in one place. 
