REMINISCENCES FROM THE MELBOURNE ZOO. 
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out and nibble it, all the while taking care that no one gets near enough 
to touch them, 
GUINEA PIG CHALET. 
The log hut, the castle, and the chalet are very much liked by 
children in their visits to the Zoo, and the guinea pig chalet in particular 
is a favorite spot with boys and girls. Some time ago the guinea pigs 
began to disappear in a most mysterious fashion. Boys were blamed 
for the loss until one day a stray cat was seen washing her face and 
licking her whiskers as if she had just had more than enough to eat. 
The mystery was solved, and the guinea pigs were thereafter locked up 
securely for the night. There was no further trouble, and the colony 
grew with the rapidity that owners of guinea pigs understand only too 
well. But their numbers have again diminished, and it is believed that 
there can be no doubt that boys and rats are responsible for the losses. 
Instead of a large and happy family, there is only a handful of the little 
creatures in the castle. As regularly as Saturday comes around there 
