New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
HOW THE ANIMALS SLEEP.
MIDNIGHT VISIT TO THE CENTRAL PARK
MENAGERIE

MENAGERIE
An interesting study to any fond Of natural MS
tory is TO note the different positions In which animals
and birds rest visit to the Central Park menagene
late night allowed by the kind courtesy OF euperr
tendent Conklln, revealed some curious sights
The elephants were longer looking for peanuts
but lay stretched out the floor Of their cages their
huge legs lying out at full length and the trunk
curved under the body. They were all resting on
their right side Near by in the deer-house the OH
feren deer had all crouched down for their rest with
their fOreegs bent under them and the hlnd ones draw"
up while the head turned TO the right ana resUeo
on the side of the body. The oryx, with Its lons
horns was resting with its head away from the body
and the horns making an arch over the shoulders
The alpaca simply looked like large ball OF biacK
wool jack the donkey that draws the cart WIN tne
commissarlat of the menagerie was lying down and
only dened to blink at the lamp that revealed MN
resting on well Uttered bed with his forelegs slightly
turned inward from the knee and the hind ones also
drawn inward. The female camel, who has tenn
pOrary home In the deer-hOuse, lay on her stomach
with her fore and hind legs bent under her While ner
head and neck were stretched straight out. Inc
little axis deer was cudded up close to its mother the
two looking like some piece Of mahogany picked OUT
with white. "Fanny," the Skye terrier, who gives
her chief attention the rats that swarm in the house,
looked out nqustively at the Visitors while her pup
lay curled up on an empty SACK
In the lion house the lioness was lying on her LEFT
side at full length, while the lion, couchan rested
with his head his forepaws, that were crossed ms
hind legs half drawn under him, and the tall CURED III
toward the body. The punas, tigers and leoparus
were all resting on their sides, in nearly every case
living on the right side. The hyenas pariahS and
scavenCers of the Forest rested with their hind legs
drawn under them, the forelegs stretched out Win the
head slightly bent to the right. Opposite them the
two-horned rhnoceros was lying at fun length Oh
his left side gently snoring. The hppopotam sho"eu
fhn
Fatma" the baby hippo, rested It's ponderous nose ON
the right shoulder of its mother
In the smaller mammal house, given up almost
entirely to clvet cats pOssums and such Ike, every
animal had curled itself up into the smallest possible
space, burying the nose under the stomach WIN sh
their paws drawn up close to the body. Inc moneys
were sOuattng about their cages their heads bowed
down over their chests the arms resting on the tmghs
Of the hind ones. A baby monkey was sleeping cud-
died up in the of its mother its little eyes peer
ing ont inqulstvey and fearlessly at the midnight
visitors The bears were resting in various positions,
some lying out at full length others curied up. Inc
two polar bears were all hudded up in a heap, with
their noses buried deep in thek white fur. and fore
DAVIS crossed over the eyes. Most Of the birds were
resting on their perches their legs bent under them
and their heads tucked under wing, In every case e
right one. The parrots, had only drawn telr nefHs
It's large beak its back The pellcans slept squat,
ting on the ground, their heads drawn well back and
cestng their pOnderous bills on their breasts IN the
same Enclosure the lion had left the pond, and
was lying on the coping stone It lay on its right
side the left fin resting the body. The head was
turned upward, showing the lower Jaw, which Is with,
out fur The emu was resting with the first Joints OF
| It's legs on the ground, the body short distance
above and its head buried In the plumes Inc poeel,
pine was lying on It's stomach, It's head bent to the
left with the quilts standing out In every direction
The amas, zebus and African buffalo were resting as
| cows rest, with the forelegs drawn under them and
| their hind ones drawn in and this also true Of
the American bison. Under the caves OF the houses
sparrows were roosting and for time, at least were
not chatterng and fighting.