WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 
the person who had had charge of the animal on the 
voyage it was found that the beast had fed on the offal 
of sheep, etc. Fearing the animal would die, bread and 
milk was placed in his cage, and the keeper reported that 
he partook of this food. Feeling confident that his appetite 
would soon come round I left for the continent, and on 
returning ten days after the animal had been in the 
Gardens I found that he had not taken any food whatever 
during my absence. Startled at this, my first thought 
was that he was disgusted by the strong musky perfume 
of his neighbours, and, calling to mind the story of the 
nightman, who was seized with a fainting sensation when 
passing Rimmers, I determined to have him removed at 
once to another house and take charge of him myself. 
He was accordingly placed in a large den, bis only coni- 
jDanions consisting of large tortoises that were brought 
indoors for the winter. Now he had refused pigeon, 
rabbit, beef, mutton, boiled and raw and chopped in a 
sausage-machine, and bread-and-milk ; he also declined 
water, of which he lapped only a little, so a dead Protdcs 
might be shortly expected, but not if I could help it. 1 
had some nice fat tripe well boiled in milk ; cutting up 
the tripe quite small I placed this tempting dish within 
easy reach and left him for the night. My early morning 
call satisfied me that Mr. Protdes had not touched this 
fresh supply for his supper. Although he had not 
touched the food for his supper, I called it his breakfast, 
and, with this thought, I sprinkled him all over with the 
boiled fat tripe. This interference with the gentleman’s 
coat rather ruffled him, so he began to lick off this 
offending mixture, and not disliking the taste, swallowed 
it. At night I repeated the dose as before, and in a few 
days the beast became fond of the food and fed readily. 
