Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-22
NO. 3O2.
Cold Weather at the Zoo.
How THE WARN-cLINArE BrRps AND BEAsrs
ARE PROVIDED FoR.-ExPERlNRNrs THE
SUPERINTENDENT Is MAKING. PEDRO
HuNG IN HEAVIER CHAINS, AFTER A
STRUGGLE.

| HUNG IN HEAVIER CHAINS, AFTER 4
STRUGGLE.
Monkeys are scarce" said Superintendent
Brown, as he stood in front of the cage full of
the mischievous little animals in the Zoolog-
ical Garden yesterday. ~ can't tell the
reason, but the supply seems to be nearly
| exhausted 1t has been so for year or more.
We have about fifty here now, which is less
than our average. We want more, but We
| cant get them. They are hard TO keep, too.
! because they demand the best of care. Now
that the winter weather is here, we have to
keep them in the most comfortable way.
don't care TO be exposed later than the last
days of September. although their keeper has
been in the habit of takiag the chimpanzees
| and the ourang- outang out for their morning
promenades regularly until within three
weeks. Now they seem perfectly satisfied to
remain indoors,
The chimpanzees, Mr. Brown explained,
were particularly sensitive to cold. So is the
ourang. outang. The three live in a big cage,ib
which the latter occupies special apartment.
II was found that the two species couldn't get
along very well together, SO they gave the
ourang special quarters. He is said to be too
serious and contemplative for the frisky
chimpanzees, who used to plague him in the
most unfeeling manner. lie couldn't even
eat his meals in peace, because his cousins
would play mean tricks upon him.
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6sh for breakf,.t dinner and 70. ,Th;s ;ho,,
always ge,
The ejephants have been bou.ed for ,ome
time. and il was with mncb difyicnJtv that
thev couId induce the IN. na,nrod Dom psdr"
,o enter b;s cay. Snner;n,endent Rro~n
savs ,ba, Nom Josorvo. ,ha r.,n, =. a.. nc,
;n,rac,able bru,e in ,b;. mr. ary Other
collection be ba. over soon Onlv Ia, F,,.
dav he gave the entire force of kccncr. .
tough strupple tn suhdue him IJe had haap
wearing a chain which wa. ,ho,gbt 20 ho in.
secure. twas deemed advisable N ren,sce
il bv Iaroer and mucb stronger ono O.
the eleven keeners about the garden vers
called Together after dinner m ov.rms,,ar
him Tbev begap tho ;oh n, ono o,oiock
and !, was ,fter civ hefore tbov va,. ,h,nu.h
several attomn,s werc nade - .ac,,ra ~,
from the rear and The men were rou,sd -;,h
ease. For hours Dom wh;.ked b;s h;g ,rnnL
around the ;nclo.nre bang;no /, a,a;n., ,ha
partition with sucb force thar The hlow. "a.
sounded through the building like tho ,rrote.
of a sledoe. hammer Finallv be vs. ,r;nned
up and his feet entanuled and then The men
succeeded in claiming his two forefeet to his
tusks with the heavy manacles, which pre-
vent him from exercising that dangerous
freedom for which he grieves. When he saw
that he was overpowered he beloved with
rage, but now seems quite resigned to his
fate and his chains. The keeper who cleans
his cage still has to be very wary, and the
animal is approached with extreme caution.
The men say he is as knowing as he is wicked
and kindness is thrown away upon him.
In fact, Dom Pedro is without particle of