The evening world., 1889-07-25
BREEDING WILD ANIMALS
CENTRAL PARK THE HABITAT OF MANY
RARE SPECIES.

Lions, Tigers, Bunaloc-, Antelope, CnmcI-,
NylEhRus, seals and Many Other vnrie-
ties Native to Manhattan Islnnd-Mc-
nnEcric- supplied with Irish Lions-Thc
Young seal Playing ut Fishing.
There Hre three little animals in Central
Park which were born there-a baby seal and
two young nylghuus or African antelope.
The little seal, IN his tank of fresh water, il
he lives 10 old ngc, will reyer see the rocks
in the salt Pacific. The nylghaus will never
roam over the great plains in he dark con-
tiDent. Glance has male Central Park their
habitat.
Many Of tn strange wild animals from dis
inut ciimes aud countries in Central Park
were never of Manhattan Island. They we're
born in the Park. The two Wild African buff
falo, with their huge bulk aud Their heavy
hCrus, Nrching in II crescent, downward, look
ing like the animals which one secs in the
pictures III Livingstone's books of travel,
never were in Africa. They were horn and
bred in Central Park. Yet the stranger who
looks at them thinks of item ns fighting
hons, charging exploring parties and tossing
negro carriers in the wi!ds OF Africa.
The herd of four bisons in tho pen next
the African butEHlocs never saw the great
Western plains. They were born and raised
i'll the Park, and " OF tleiu ARE majestic
animals. Whatever may he their fate in tho
far West, tho American bunuluos are not le-
coming cAtlnCt in Central Park, but, on The
contrary, IRE rapidly increasing.
The sacred cattle of lndiR-ot which there
are IA sacred bull. Two sacred cows and n
sacred heifer- neyor dInnk ont of the Ganges,
and never werr driven TO II cart by u tawny,
turhaned Hindoo. In fact. they were never
in lndla, for all of them were born and raised
in Central pa@k.
The two great white B~actrian camols, which
we think of Rs grazing III the ersiln valleys
or footing Il across the long deserts o. Gen.
trnl Asia, were never outside the United
States. for they. too, were born in the Park
and raised ,herc. The two Egyptian drome-
durieS never saw Egypt, the Nile and tho
desert, ror they are nnnves of New York. IL
they should try to walk III the desert they
would hurt their feet.
The llnmaS were never in South America,
but were raised in the Park. The score or
more of European iallow deer aud many
other animals were bred III the Park.
In the Central Park mel, gcrie, which, I'M
der the excellent management of DIR. Conk-
ling, Is the largest and best i'll the country.
lions. tigers, pnnthcrs and hycnns have been
bora and raised. After they grew up they
were sold. The Geological Garden in Dub
produces more than all the other geological
gardens of the world. II makes n mint of
money out of them by selling them TO cir
cusos and 10 other gardens. Many a travel
ling snow has III Irish lion.
Almost all Wild animals will breed in cap
tivity. In the Geological Gardens of Lon
don and Amsterdam they have bred and
raised bippOputami IN tho gardens If Lon
don. Antwerp and Rotterdam they have bred
girates. the garden at Marseilles makes u
speciality If raising oStr ches; the Antwerp
garden breeds more rare water fowl than all
the Others; the Rotterdam garden makes n
specially of pelicnnS.
The @ ephaut never bred in captivity till
two were born in Bnrnum's show. No
geological garden has ever bred one. The
London geological Garden has never been
able to breed tigeIs, but Forepaugh bred
them. As has been said, tigers have also
been bred in Central Park.
The little nylghaus now in the Park are
about three weeks Old and are as Lively as
crick is. They are the first Torn in this
country. They have large, l%ustrous. shining
black eyes, light limbs and are Of a beautiful
fawn color. The climate seems to agree with
them, and no difficulty is expected in raising
them.
The little seal goes swimming n dozen
times Il day. He takes u stick into the water
and plays Mt fishing, diving under the stick
ard catching il rs If il were a fish. He is as
playful as n kitten. His voice is like the
bleatlnG of Il lamb.