Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-07
now THE MALAINs SLEEP.
A MIDNIGHT visIr TO THE CENTRAL
PARK MENAokitiE.


An interesting study 10 any ono fond
Of natural history IN TO note the dif.
fcrcnt positions IN which animals md
birds rest. A visit 10 tho Central
Park menagerie late nj night, allowed
by the kind courtesy Of Supcrintcnd.
ent Conklin, revealed some curious
sights.
The elephants were no longer look.
Ing for peanuts, but lay stretched out
on the floor Of their cages, their huge
legs lying out at full length and the
trunk curved under the body. They
were NIL resting ON their right side.
Near by In the dcer.bousc the differ.
ent deer had nil crouchcd down for
their rest with their forclegs bent
under them AMI the hind ones
drawn up, while the head was
turned to the right anu rested
on the side Of the body. The oryx, with
its long horns, was resting with Its
head away from the body and the horns
making AN arch over the shoulders.
Tho alpaca simply looked like large
ball Of black wool. Jock, tho donkey
that draws the cart with the commits.
Hariat OF the mcnageric, was lying
down aud only dcigncd TO blink ut this
lamp that revealed him restiug on n
well Uttered bed with his forclegs
slightly turned inward from the knee
and the hind ONES also drawn inward.
Tho female camel, who has n temper
arr HON. Ia the dcer.house, lay on her
stomach with her fore aud hind legs
bent under her while her neck aud
head were stretched straight out. The
little axis deer was cuddled up close u
its mother, the two looking like some
piece Of mahogany picked out with
white. "Fanny,n tho skye terrier,
who gives her chief attention to the
rats that swarm IN the house, looked
out iDquisiuvely at the visitors, while
her pup lay curled up on an empty
sack.
In tho lion house the lIoncss was
lying on her left side Mt full length,
while tho lion, couchant, rcated with
his head on his forepaws, that were
crossed, his hind legs half drawn un.
der him, and the tail curlcd In toward
the body. rhc pumr-. tig.rs aud
leopards were all resting on their sides,
In nearly every case lying. on their
right side. The hyenas, pariahs and
rcavvngers Of the f1rrst, rested with
their hind legs drawn under them, the
f0relcgs stretched out with the head
slightly bent b. the right. Opposite
them ia. two-horned rhinocerus was
lying ut full length on his left side,
gently snoring. The hippopolami
showed only their head and backs
hbov. the water, and "Fatimn,D Tia.
uaby hippo, rested its poniefolls nose
on the right shoulder OF its mother.
In tho smaller mammal house.
given up almost entirely ~ ciyet cats.
possums and such like, every animal
Lad ciirlod itself up Into the smallest
possible space, burying their most under
their stomach, with all their paws
drawn up close 10 the body. The mon.
keys were squatiing about their cages,
their heads bowed down over their
chests, thu arms resting ON the thighs
Of tn. hind ones. A haby monkey was
sleeping cuddled up Ia the arms Of its
mother, It's little eyes pecriDg out In
quisitively and fearleseIy at the mid.
night visitors. The bears were resting
In various positions, some lying out al
full length, Others curled up. The two
po'ar bears were all huddled up In n
heap, with their noses buried deem In
their white fur, and forvpaws crossed
over their eyes. This most OF this
birds were resting on their pcrches.
their legs bent under them and their
heads tucked undSr n wing, In every
case the right one. Tp parrots.
had only drawn their nocksin, while
the toucan had turned ita head and
rested It's large beak on Its hack. The
pcllcans slept squatting ON the ground,
their heads drawn well back, aud rest.
Ing their p0nderous bills ON their
breasts. In the same Enclosure the sea
lion had left the pond, and was living
on the copingstone. II lay on its rIghi
side, and the left FIN resting on the
body. The head was turned upwards
showing this lower jaw, which 10 with.
out fur. The emu was resting with this
first Joints OF Its legs on the ground.
the body short distance above. nnI
the head buried In the plumes. The
porcupine was lying on Its stomach.
Its head bent to the LEFT, with the quilIs
standing out In every direction, The
llamas, zelus and African buffalo were
resting M cows rest, with the forelevs
drawn under them aud their hind ones
drawn In, aud this was also true OF tbe
American bison. Under the eyes al
The houses sparrows were roosting. anJ
Tor n time, nj least, were not chatterino
aud nghting.--N y. Times.