FEEDING AND CARE. 
General instructions .—It is not expected that the directions for 
feeding, given below, can always be closely followed. It may hap¬ 
pen that the articles specified are not obtainable, and that others 
not mentioned, but equally good, can be had in abundance. 
Whenever the animals to be shipped have been for some time in 
captivity it will be advisable to obtain full information regarding 
the manner of caring for them, and the food to which they have 
been accustomed. 
Care should be taken that animals are not overfed; if they do not 
eat all that is given them the quantity should be reduced at once. 
Such animals as antelope, deer, hippopotamus, etc., that have 
been fed on hay and grain, will relish fresh grass and other green 
food when it is obtainable, but it should be given in small quantities 
at first. 
The cages should be cleaned each day, and all remnants of food 
should be removed as soon as the animals finish eating. 
Water should be given twice a day. The pan should be taken out 
when the animal is through drinking. The pan is best put into the 
cage empty, then filled from a common sprinkling pot which has 
had the “rose” removed. 
Any animals that die should of course be removed at once. 
Flesh-eating animals .—An adult lion or tiger requires about io 
pounds of meat, including bone, once a day; a leopard or panther 
about 5 pounds; an ocelot or wild cat 2 yi pounds; smaller animals 
in proportion. The meat should be given “on the bone” when¬ 
ever possible, as this compels the animal to eat slowly. 
The cheetah requires very careful feeding, and it will be best, 
before shipping, to secure a supply of live chickens or other fowls 
for its food while in transit. 
Bears are omnivorous, and may be fed dry bread, biscuits, boiled 
rice with sugar, vegetables, and fruit. They do not require meat. 
The civet cat, ichneumon, coati, and kinkajou require bread and 
milk, boiled rice, and milk with sugar, fruit, and a little meat. 
Small birds and mice will be relished. 
Insect-eating animals .—Anteaters and armadillos should have 
boiled milk beaten up with raw egg. The great anteater will take 
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