, 1881-06-12
BIRTH OF A SEA-L1ON.

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D3In~ Wcll-A Guy Lothario Of an
Cincinnati Gazette.
Yesterday morning ut twenty minutes p''st
8 o'clock another interesting acquisition WIS
made to the large list OF animals no" Ill tilc
garden, furnishing also additional facts VI
peculiar and interesting nature 10 tno
scientific world-1ianlely: the birth OF
sea-lion. the third one ever born III 1resh
water carnivora. In the year 1877 pair o1
sea lions from Southern California, KNOWN
as the zalop:us Californlanus, were brought
to the Zoo, and given III charge OF ffo1.
Thompson. Some little trouble was expe-
ricnced at first III accustomlng them TO the
fresh water of their new abode reared as
they were i'll the salt waters Ut the faclhe'
but, through the care and assldulty OF thelr
keeper, they finally not only became recon-
ci!ed to the change, but brought forth young.
the first calf being born in lS7S. The mother,
however, was in the last stages Of tubercu-
1osis, and died several days after her co mime
ment, the calf surviving her but a week. All
other COW was then obtained, and the Pro-.
fessor succeeded again in inducing them
To bring forth young. The second calf was
born i'll captivity, making its appearance Ill
the fall Of 1850. But again We're Inc man
ayers of the garden ao1ed to ~ f ovn
ries in about 4 fortnight after the Dlrtl' de-
spite all efforts to save her. Il third COW was
then brought to the aquarium. ana, US ABOVE
stated, she brought forth, yesterday " tlle
hour named, the third and last seal CALI eyer
born in fresh-Water aquarium, and ut last
accounts both mother and ctltld were uolng
well. thanks to Prof. Thompson.
Floundcriilg about upoh the rocky noor,
and blcatins like young Eoat; ;,i;,ti was this
specimen Ut a sea lion. lie was ABOUT as
! large as rccently-whelped Newfoundland
! pup, and culig as closely to his mothers SIDE
as Il country boy upon his 1lrst Elslt 10 VII
| lage tair.
"Ilow soon will the youngster take to the
| water?'' asked the scribe.
| ''Strangc to say,'' answered the Professor,
1.-THE young OF the set lion cannot SYM YIN
This little fellow, sir. if thrown into the lake,
would sink to the bottom like pound
! weight IL will be fully three weeks, Or
! probably month, before the mother Will
venture to take the yon,lgstcr into the water
was in charge Of the Zoo ut rhilatlelphia.
| cuw and calf were shipped overland to that
| place, and both progressed nicely until lie
| winter came on. when tue little fellow,
| through the carelesness Of the Keeper, was
| permitted to plunge into the breatiI'ns-llole
| cut in the ice Of the lake, and having but re-
| Gently learned to swim, was caught under
tile icy cover, and drowned before help could
| be procured"
"Wllat does the old gentleman swimming
there. in the tank think Of Ills newly-arriyed
heir?" Queried the man in search Of news.
| "Oh, he is perfectly indifferent as regards
the 1n;ltter," laughngiy replied the, FRO.
| tessor " lie is entirely unlike the males of
less Immediately removed from their proN..
unity. This fellow Is tile most Indifferent OF
fathers"
us II it., i preper to speak of this 'as marine
Certainly" answered Mr. Thompson.
| s'There is but one known specimen OF seal,
! the sea elephant found near the Cape OF
| Good Hone, that feeds upon heritage. Carnlv-
! emu, padding about in a rectangular mud
| hole, WAS next held uD to view. anil after
| hearing his history in brief the reporter de-
| bated with himself at considerable length rs
| to whether so scanda!ous a story ought to
! appear in the columns Of Ntll-rtEulated
| family newspaper.
1t seems that a female of the emu family
had determined upon housekeeping, and had
built herself Il neat and tidy nest away over
III one corner OF her pen, and laid therein
Directors of the Zoo finally determined that
it was not best that this patient and enduring
female be left thus alone to wrcstle with a
i've family Ut little emns, so an order was
forthwith sent to Cologne, and 1.-THE
| tlowney cove" above alluded to Was
immediately sent to this country, hay
lug previously expressed =. per-
| feet willingness to abandon his life
! of single blessetlness. and go whaclls with
this loye-lorn lady, who had already EN-
barkcd in the housekeeping line upon her
own houk. The TWO met, and everything
was lovely until female ostrich III 4 neigh
boring lot caught the eyes Of the gay Lotllario,
and lie whispered lnneyed words through
the wires Of Ills inclosure into ller but too
willing ears. his discollsolate wife being left
| III the meanwhile to warm the eggs upon the
cold, cold ground, and look after the
other housekeeping arrangements all by
herself. Her patience becoming. ex-
| hausted at last at the billing and coolng ut
her faitilless spouse with tllis gi.ldy speci-
men Uf lusting-brusl,, SHE attempted to
mildly remind him Of his duties as a hus-
band and !, prospective father, when he flew
into passion, broke I'D the nest, trampled
| tile eggs under foot, and, falling upon his
wife III all the rage Of his furious passion,
was within All ace of having murdered her
when tie authorities i1lterfered and placed
| him IN durance vile III the mudh0le above
! alluded to. You can't bet Oil e1nus," said
Mr. Thompson. '''rhey are not reliable
birds, especially as husbands and fatllcrs.''
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