GUIDE TO THE GARDEN 
OF THE 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
OF PHILADELPHIA. 
The visitor taking the route laid down on the accompany¬ 
ing plan of the Garden, is supposed to enter at the Girard 
avenue gate; those entering at the other end of the Garden 
can, however, pursue the same course by taking the path to 
the right around the lake (No. n), and following the route 
until they come to the Sun-dial (No. 24), when they should 
turn to the left and enter the Carnivora House, after which 
the route can be followed until they are brought back to the 
point from which they started. As many of the animals are 
shifted from one place to another at different seasons, they 
will not always be found at the location designated by the 
Guide; each cage, however, bears the name of the animal 
which it contains, and its description can readily be found by 
a reference to the index at the close of the book. 
No. 1.—THE CARNIVORA HOUSE. 
There would appear to be little in common between the 
domestic tabby, which is accustomed to lie purring before the 
fire, and the majestic lion, which the visitor sees with much 
pleasure is here separated from him by a solid framework of 
iron ; yet there is no difference between them so far as the 
essential points of their structure are concerned, and' none 
even in their habits, excepting such as are caused by the 
different circumstances under which they live. The one 
preys on deer and antelope, while the other lives on rats and 
mice; but they hunt for them and catch them in one and the 
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