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and dashing in panic 
about their ranges. 
The hazard is par¬ 
ticularly great when 
bucks are in “vel¬ 
vet,” with growing 
antlers, as were some 
of our specimens. 
All of our animals 
were, however, crat¬ 
ed without an inj ury 
and every specimen 
arrived at its des¬ 
tination in perfect 
condition. We have 
received letters from 
zoological gardens 
to which the animals were shipped, congratulat¬ 
ing our animal staff upon crate measurements 
and construction and the general handling of 
the animals. 
Rooting Wild Swine .—Visitors in the south¬ 
ern part of the Park, on passing the yards of 
our wild swine, are much interested in a great 
upheaval covering an area of many square feet. 
Large numbers of rocks, some weighing forty to 
fifty pounds, are pushed in all directions, and 
there are deep holes and long furrows through a 
macadamized surface. The area looks as thor¬ 
oughly punished as a target well shattered by 
artillery fire, but actually represents the diver¬ 
sion of our bush pig, river hogs and North 
African wild swine. These animals display as¬ 
tonishing strength in exhuming and moving 
large rocks with their snouts and in disintegrat¬ 
ing the macadam surface wherever a slight flaw 
is disclosed. We have endeavored to level the 
surface on a number 
of occasions, but our 
efforts appear to 
stimulate the ani¬ 
mals to more heroic 
endeavors. For the 
present we have 
erected a series of 
labels explaining to 
our visitors the 
energy of the wild 
swine and indicat¬ 
ing our reason for 
leaving the uneven 
surface as a play¬ 
ground for strenu¬ 
ous diversion. 
Curator Ditmars’ Lectures .—The Curator of 
Reptiles recently presented a lecture at Yale 
University on the theme of Evolution, illustrat¬ 
ing the same with a series of motion picture reels 
indicating what the earth looked like in primi¬ 
tive times. A number of reptiles were used as 
illustrations of prehistoric dinosaurs, among 
these being the rhinoceros iguana, the South 
African zonure and the Australian shingle-back 
lizard. The reptiles were made to appear gi¬ 
gantic by the use of miniature backgrounds and 
tiny trees. Prof. Richard S. Hull and other 
members of the faculty who have specialized in 
the study of evolution considered the lecture to 
be of great interest and success and several let¬ 
ters of congratulation from the University have 
been received. 
A GALAPAGOS ISLAND MOUNT 
Comic draughtsmen for generations have stimulated 
the recalcitrant mule into life by the pursuit of an 
unattainable morsel just forward of his nose. Onr 
huge Galapagan tortoise starred in a series of motion 
pictures, recently, spurred on by just such means. 
An apple on a stick produced the desired locomotion. 
Photographs by Elwin It. Sanborn 
