M Maynard Ofren Williams 
A Duel to ihe Death! ' says Dr. Mann of His Playful Himalayan Bears 
Friday, November 12, at 8:15 p. m. 
“PLAYING NOAH” 
B Y William and Lucile Mann. When fine new buildings began to 
rise in the National Zoological Park last year and Dr. Mann, the 
Director, was wondering where he could procure rarer animals, birds, and 
reptiles for the cages, the National Geographic Society offered to sponsor 
jointly with the Smithsonian Institution an expedition to Netherlands 
Indies to get them. 
In January Dr. Mann, with Mrs. Mann, and Dr. Maynard Owen 
Williams, of The Society’s staff, sailed for Asia. Other members of the 
expedition included Roy Jennier and Malcolm Davis of the National 
Zoological Park. They took along animals common ro the United States 
such as alligators, jaguars, opossums, racoons, black bears, and salaman- 
ders, to present or trade with Far Eastern zoos and potentates. 
_ Reaching Sumatra, by way of Japan and China, they based at Pematang 
Siantar, where they collected in a miniature zoo tiger cubs, gibbons, 
orang-utans, and many other fascinating creatures. Dr. Williams photo- 
graphed the animals and made splendid motion pictures showing the 
feeding and antics of “Noah’s” pets. 
Now Washington’s Zoo ranks among the world’s finest. Nearly 1.000 
specimens were added to its collections by your Society’s expedition. 
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