Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-26
THE KANGAR0OS.
Big Ones and Little Ones and All
Kinds at Bunnell's Museum-A Rare
and Interesting Sight.

Big Ones and Little Ones and All
Kinds at Bunnell's Museum-A Rare
and Interesting Sight.
At Bunnell's museum this week there is on
exhibition in the Curio hall a very valuable
collection of kangaroos. Mr.. Bunnel1 with
his usual bright ideas of what pleases the
public, hit upon the cat show which was a
big hit, and he has been extensively copied
after by other museums throughout the
country. For some weeks past he has been
holding correspondence with the proprietor
of the collection of kangaroos now on exhibit
ton, and he at last got him to come to his
museum at great expense. Prof. Edward
G. Morton at each exhibition gives an inter
esting lecture on the animals. There are
twenty-one animals on exhibition, comprising
nearly all the known species. The collection
was gotten together at great expense by
their present owner, Frank J. Thompson.
There is in the collection a handsome spec
linen of the great kangaroo ON. Giganteus).
This is the largest kind. It is generally about
seven and half feet in length from the nose
to the tip of the tail, the tail being rather
more than three feet in length and fully q
foot in circumference at the base. When
ever a swell dinner is given in Australia
kangaroo soup is great feature and it is
made from the tails of the great kangaroo.
The head of the great kangaroo is rather more
than fifty inches in circumference in the
erect sitting posture SO well known, but it
sometimes raises itself its toes to look
around it and its head is taller than that of
an ordinary sized man. The first great kan
CARGO seen by white men was discovered on
Cooks first voyage, June %, ITO.
and until that time it may be
said that kangaroos were unknown to Eu-
ropeans, although New Guinea species had
been described by LIE Brun in iii. The
color of the great kangaroo is grayish brown,
the fur long and short. Almost all the spe-
cies of kangaroo come from Australia, al
though few are found in New Guinea and
neighboring islands. Another specimen on
exhibition at Bunnell's is the woody kanga-
roo, which is also of very large size. This
species is sometimes known the red kanga-
roo There are also in the collection the
rat kangaroo, which is the smallest
known species, the leaping kangaroo,
which disports itself among the cliffs in the
mountains, and are oftentimes taken for
monkeys. It is of grayish brown with a
black tail. The pademelon species is attract
ing considerable attenison. It is generally
known as the bush kangaroo. It is general
" distinguished by black mark down the
back and light stripe across the thigh. The
mountainous portions of the country. There
are three of this species in the cage at
the museum and are much noticed. They
are uicknamed the fthree little maids from
school" The yellow footed kangaroo is here
also. It is the highest colored OF all of
them.
The collection comprises the smallest and
the largest of the species as well as the inter
mediate species. Manager Bunnell should be
complimented and the public will no doubt
be highly pleased at his obtaining the collec-
ton for his museum.