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ALMOST HUMAN 
to crave? When he sees numbers of people about, and wants to draw 
them to himself, he will spring up and down the bars between the cages 
like lightning, grimacing and yelling his defiant “Ya-hoo!” at the unfor- 
tunate dingoes. They never fail to get excited over this manoeuvre, 
and, barking like mad things, they begin a race, chasing their sprightly 
neighbor up and down the length of the cages and bounding after him 
as he springs up towards the ceiling, where he adds materially to the 
already unearthly din by pulling the cross bars so desperately that 
onlookers begin to fear that he will bring the whole roof down upon 
himself. Of course, the coyotes and Indian wolves in the adjoining 
enclosures have long since joined in the chorus with their ill-used cousins 
the dingoes, and the intolerable hubbub brings everybody in the neighbor- 
hood rushing to see what gigantic cat and dog fight is in progression. 
Then Pete, looking as innocent as only such an unmitigated scoundrel 
can, calmly sits down upon the big stone in the middle of his cage, and 
announces that the smallest donations will be thankfully received. 
