Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-21
NOVELTIES AT THE 200,
A Rocky Mountain Sheep and Angora
Goats Among Late Arrivals.


There have been some additions 20 the Zoo ("
said Professor Hornady to a SCAR reporter this
morning. "wont you come and see them2-
accompanied by the professor The STAR man
made his way to the buffalo yard back of the
smithsonian institution. Here he saw a peculiar
put very pretty animal with q remarkably in
telngent face. That's the Rocky mountain
sheep" said Professor Hornaday. He was
captured in northwestern Montana by friend
OF mine, half-breed Indian He is very tame
but very impulsive. We kept him in a stall for
awhile, but he made such fuss and did so much
damage with those little feet that we had 10
move him. believe, continued the professor,
that this is the only specimen of its kind in
any geological garden"
In an adjoining yard are four beautiful An
CORA goats with long silken hair. They were
presented to the museum by Misses Grace and
Maud Parsons, of Natural Bridge, Va. Ii is
understood that these goats were imported di-
rectly from Asiatic Turkey. The buffalos. the
deer, and In fact all OF the animals, are looking
well In their new winter coats
THE PROFESSOR AND THE DEER.
'"There came near being dead professor
some days ago." said keeper weeden. I've
were trying to get this black-tailed deer in
another enclosure. Prof. Hornaday thought he
was equal to the occasion, and volunteered his
services to engineer him to his new quarters.
Buck didn't like this, and wanted the professor
removed. As no one would remove him he
undertook that task himself, and had it not
been for me the professor would, in all proba-
bility, now be chanting with the angels" Prof
Hornaday, who was standing near by said il
was all so. ''The deer did have me down. and
would have made short work of me had il not
been for Mr.. Weeden and his club" The deer
spoken of is a magnificent specimen and has
been sketched a number of times.
CRAZY DEER.
81 believe this deer is insane" said the pro-
fessor, pointing to mild-looking creature OF
the Virginia species. ale won't allow any
other animal in his cage, and when one is put
| in he runs around the yard at two minute
gait. now and then attacking the animal unit
We are obliged to take it out"
Here is the cannibal deer" continued the
professor. He was presented to the institu
ton by Captain Hoxie, and has since his ar.
| rival eaten three chickens and as many rabbits
He is of the Virginia species.
In the zoo building the animals, without
single exception, are all in excellent condition
The large black bears at the western end of the
building have grown a fine black coat and avail
anxiously for their yard, which is being gray
eled. to be completed.
The jaguar still continues his restless pace
and seems to have grown more beautiful. III,
homlng pigeons are rapidly increasing and
Liberty and Minstrel have complete minstrel
! troupe.
The grizzly bear cubs still while away tn,
| hours in play. They have a visitor now, tn,
| cinnamon bear, and their tricks are Away
watched by large audience.
| AN ANNEX FOR TROPICAL BIRDS AND ANIMALS
There has been an addition to the presen
building, designed for tropical birds and ami
mails. Already it is nearly full. In one enc
huge lazy elephant tortoises attract no little
| attention. They were collected by the United
States fish commission steamer Albatross a
the Galentagos Islands, of the coast of &c uador
They subsist mostly on vegetables, and ar,
fond of pumpkin. They have no commercial
| value, however, as their shells are too coars,
and their meat bitter. The monkeys have
fine home in here. The spider-monkey has
lively companion in a white-throated capuchin
CALAMITY OF THE sPIDEa-MoNKEY.
The STAR reporter gave the spider-monke.
q bit Of candy, which he promptly gave to hi
| female companion amid great chattering.
A cage with a tank of water in it is the hom,
Of a family Of alligators. Here il is that on,
Of the great attractions of the zoo besport
himself. 1t is a soft-shell turtle, and its pecu
liar shape and funny head are studies in them
selves.
"Dese yer is ole frens OBJ mine," said an oil,
colored man, speaking Of q cage of opossums
| ''but the Lord knows dat wants muffin to d.
wild dem dar porkey-pines; dey dom look lik
dey war fit to eat. Desc yer is what is skeere
Of" he continued. pointing to a cage Of rattle
snakes. Il member once, in the mountains o
Virginia, laid of to ketch one. / starte
bright an early one fine summer mornin', an
it warn't no time fore heered one. says t
myself, 'Hyars a good chance, and made OF
arter him. I couldn't find him. though; 'fas a
I'd go to one place I'd hyar him in anoder
until I thought dere war snakes all round me
and 'cluded twar better to run and led
| snakes alone"
The crowds still continue to flock around tn
building, and visitors to the city never miss al
opportunity to look in ON the embryo zoo.