CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
Baras ingha Deer 
this animal is a golden-yellow color and dappled. It has been 
known to shed its antlers at times twice in a year. 
ALLIGATOR BASIN 
I he Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) are found in the 
rivers and bayous of the Gulf States. Crocodiles are natives of 
Egypt, southern Asia and Africa. Alligators are the largest of 
the reptilian order. By virtue of their immense size, muscular 
power, voracious appetite and formidable, sharp teeth, they are 
absolute monarchs of the rivers in the countries which they 
inhabit. Human beings are even attacked and carried off by 
these monster aquatic reptiles. It may be added that its move¬ 
ments on land are quite slow and sluggish. It crawls along by 
alternately moving each leg in the manner of a quadruped when 
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