CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
“sportsmen” and American army officers, vied with one another 
in the wanton slaughter. From 1872 to 1874, millions were 
killed, and the pursuit of them was kept up until they are now 
almost extinct. A small band is preserved in Yellowstone Park 
under the protection of the government, and the leading 
zoological gardens of the world have a few specimens. The last 
small herd known in Colorado was shot by a party of foreigners, 
who crossed the ocean for the sole purpose of enjoying the 
renown of a bison hunt. 
Though the bison is a very large animal, sometimes weighing 
nearly a ton, it is exceedingly active, and marvelously fleet of 
foot. Its thick hair and shaggy mane make its body seem 
larger than it really is, and out of proportion to its slender legs. 
It has short, slightly curved horns, which it uses for defense and 
in its search for food under earth and snow. If taken when 
young, bison may be domesticated. The herd in our collection 
contains some fine specimens. 
The number of buffaloes in captivity in the United States in 
1922 was 3503. The number of buffaloes throughout the world 
was 9139. 
Returning from the buffaloes, the visitor follows the roadway 
leading to the top of the hill near the Badger Cage. 
THE BADGER CAGE 
T his contains a number of American Badgers (Meles taxus). 
These animals belong to the skunk family. They live on the 
ground and have great burrowing proclivities. Those at the Zoo 
will dig down to a distance of seven feet until they reach the 
cement bottom, then they will return to commence their work 
of digging over again. They are constantly at work, never idle, 
and are a splendid object lesson for anyone of worthless, 
indolent habits. Its skin is loose and thick, so that the teeth of 
other animals can make but little impression on it, while the 
badger can actually turn itself around and take a bite at its 
assailant. 
THE BARASINGHA DEER (Cervus duvauceli) 
It is also called the India swamp deer. In summer the coat of 
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