New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-22

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TIE BARBARY LION.
One Of the most striking oects the exhibition Is the
great B1rbar, lion. tie stand, erect angry, and in the
act OF delivering the fierce which prrccdes an attack
Beneath lin lies q dog idly and unconccuedly crunch
ing bone Tie story has been often told. The dog was
thrown the lion for food, Dat the lordy beast took the
hmperug ear under his protection, and ever after
ward II the lions keeper attempted to interfere with the
do the king Of beasts in his wrath and resented
every cnJcavor TO part them Tncncciorward m the me-
nag rc the lion shared his meal with the dog There Is
a lion, cub iu tins group, which born ana died in
Central Park II is shapcles5 brat The royal Bengal
tiger that j. here exhibited. shot IN Siberia and is
remarkable showing the range o. climate, iy~n the
tropc, 10 polar SHOWS, which that animal can endure
brought f!on above the snow line ~ TMbctan noun
taius, ha, % TAR coat that VIII provoke envy.
OF the less known ANNA me lt"' iio" il,a
are of interest - family pets they feed upon insects
i ina bt r,,fr. "a. n, siai iu.rri-powdcr. Tlc g.iz-
ziy near of me LARGEST specimens or MS i.d u
will br recognized 10y former visitors 10 Central PARK -
"a old play mate. 10 hai f" Utll "i iu 81 iu, N" l'
andes wore always SlirmuN uiicrauS. Gi.eihi some
readers. recalling the Tuuuis That he animals at central
fdIk were moo dI""sH " - l,i}J l''' @ go '
was t ftc oi cd GRIZZLY. Il VIII remove surh appfchcn-
uIt of -Julsnot wound in the Inn irg, which he rn-
C"Iyrd when very young NtNrgthtitrt,h always up
lr vas easily match for any other animal on cNAib.
toh. bat hr was OF mid disposition aud H. adj respects
a model oil uIsiue virtue.
MINOR ANIMALS.
This Is q good place 10 what is meant 10y the SPOT
less ermue That j., the Winter coat O.. the animal; 20
other hi, tUts dark and dubious a. i
some Of orr judicial crmne The iDsccteaiinZ animals
here are also worth observing ~ giving Illustrations Of
ala Intermediate grades between fur or hair md scaly
plates. aud showing, probably the ucrud direction o.
lsi, DAD tamorphoss NJ which the successive examples
are furry uo-s European hcdghog., ap-ra.rs scay
autcatcrs and ariladi0s clad IN complete maii Near
by are the S.oths' oil "h'A some arc 80 'o'5 ''o"
with long hair that they might DE mistaken iof oB7'
,l a., if,, moss 4lotu4 ZIP. also singular IN havuL
only tfeo toes 20 foot some OF those LeIe e-AD'ird
have reached the finer point or rdNihg INV w."
co. i.lt: tIitv prob biz hope to br oyrhoo.cd az
count of tucit Uugi habits mi Ihcir it,thuA' to ut
vegetation " thD sm.nuuiuuS loIeN.7' VT 'o-' 't'
e> 20 tr i"s I'D u, '.i' 49,, .i ''''. t, ,
y.1ifln. rl, nIne turne. loose to s.itt himself 10
Australia, has rceome most d"rm'ed III appe;rIute'
.i', H"" '.in ,,r, r,, IN a. els. lie Wa.ySs RE
.ciucc W. = ran rN illustrate, tue scripture pass go
..uuu, tc smr'' i">e, INA. epod tLe vines Or J., e
l-o. ,iut tlr ewes, re leopard ln.y not chang.
4i, 'ois, nut uc spotted by ra c'f.""3 ' 7 IT,
D. QUIZ "3 ,g,aId hIye orysen mao spD, ID D
lb., had lived 70 maturity Among i4e m.- I
bits c.hehil" VAN d. '', .i' , y" .I' IN i nm \,
luz 'rc no., D. subject OF ab-u bus inter
81. Uut may Doe worm hh9"h. iH' ,'s LIZ co.
,ueu', org A,'' Imam. ,i.,. ro.f d, "a Itt. ono
.a. rs ',, '''' ~.t America. m,ud.i uI,h ei.at
.ac,y o. ri., auI mice ere N.f..t'. a' 'lI n', o., 4
Ihu.r 'i' Pn,.a a.. +, eood liz d r..l tlrre d, one
ihiHO' - .t pr.r.,. ,.r, tutt ems iIt b... ., /
.f.H t'c "a .i,r.,yr oil ms ..l ,,.lri wound
Two I', ~ 7 -. ttp -,ufi. American RIA b, ,I-
-'.J'y asa" ,r.T led animal benz t.ck Iu pro-
',,.ii.,n 40 his l-nstu. The warsupu auIl.l, /
pU'uoh, W.tr--r.-. r,,,t,rtt. ms collection az
~" q" l.'h.i.S. the b.J ia t.ns country. J.
~ ,r,. t. siu.ul d. manner iu winch lui- group
W c.l r.t a. of aulrinls far above t..Ia
'l"i1..' ''v D., MN. ,sc All tuen b. f.. " i..,-
ID tr ol"-' - 49,. ,.,,l,,f l. AN ann. u. nv.
ma!i'u NvIi 'h''.''t r i Ii' ','.i. .', fi, ,i,.
d t'i' '"D %" ,,.t. t,.. t,.. IA f t.i.,t. lIr. .f
hohAeJo H's l, ~ 49, Ion and u.. tl,,r Z. In ur-
~ W. i.t enIay 0pe.I aud uses his tu anal
claws Ike monkey to enable ulm io 1--we 40 trees; otrr
m4rsnpals might ,',y i 1 .u ,, ,' an " he ,
",,y is case 10 Itself aud pats IA a highly resptct
able appearance; the wild bodr' especially LOOKING
luite i"iih'u"'o' -
OTHER FEATURES OF TIE FIRST HALL
The centre aisle is vide enough TO accommodate at
least for the present, fine group Of argr animals tua
have not yet found lodging in cases FROM their So
alone they would atJrnc notice, but they have the add
tonsl advantage OF being well mounted. Iho group
consists OF B4ctriln camel from IrenIzond' Armenia
a moose from Nova scotia, ana Wapiu uom TIE h''S
Mountains Along the centre ot th9 aisle ih'' also
row Of desk cases Tor the eAhpoh oi tue Jay 'Vo'on
OF shells IhIs IS very cohp'e'e' '''"'"''' an" W."
arranged. III Is the gut oi Bliss - H. N"'c' ""'S'
father was the nrs PreSiue' oI Tue "'oun A''o''u'
nat were caiied tue econoiV s'o''"u' al 'N' 'e"-
tchnal hNhDl'loh' are ''7o "'ro' sun Is r'Pi'sca
toh OF eH'n Scr"s' ." '"o ',' " 'o ou'" "' N"''
AaoSn itV vps Guv peird mi, y .ere or
notion OF geology glance tnau any number OF books