Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-18
DEGRADATION OF ANNALS.


while menageric IL very anus
ing aud Instructive institution, aud
necessary for the education OF the pco'
pie, there Ia something inaxpresibly
sad In th. moral degradation which
the animals undergo NJ coon NJ they
are In captivity. Some Of tho nobhst
Of them viii stoop 10 any indignity Ia
order 10 secure peanut. The die.
lributou Of peanuts and buns little
reckon Of the ruin they are working.
Perhaps no animals character suffers
NOR, by this means than that Of tho
elephant. The greatest and strongest
IL existing animals, the most intclll.
gent nnd the most dcxtcrpus, he viii
Keep hi. mouth open half an hour for
tho sake Of bun, AMI II he cannol
obtain II In that way he will 20 down
on his knees. Has he no sense Of
dignity or s.ltr~pect iofi5 Appareni-
" not. Yut hc has the feelings Of
gratitude and revenge very strong In
him. and Il II said that In India,
where he leads life Of useful aud
honorable labor, he viii not stoop To
such tricks. The close confinement
reduces him 10 tho level OF n lapdog.
rhe Indian elephant, II should be 70.
niembcrcd, ls the only one that has
much intelligence, anu eau be made
hthes 10 do tricks or 10 labor.
The work OF degradation among the
elephants should cease. Perhaps a
reincdy for the present state Of thing,
might 10 found Dy allowing thom q
carry visitors around the park. II Il
we'll enough that buns or any other not
unwhole.omc food should be given
them, but that they should be made "a
blow their noses, wag their tails. closs
pns eye or 20 down ON their knees IA
lntolefahlc.
Then there are the polar bear and
the grizzly bear, uraus horrlbllls. They
have sunk nearly a. low ~ the cle
plants. These animals, by tho way
are the only ONES provided with decon
habitations, from their own point Of
vlow. They have cage about thirty
feet high liked In the rock, In whicl
there are two cavts. 10 these they
eau retire 10 sleep, eat or hibernats
Tho cage y divided into two parts, on
being for the black and the gfikLly an,
the other for the polars.
In the middle Of tho grizzly aud blacl
bears division Ia n pole, with plat
form on top Of which every imam
knows tho purpose. One pathway
leads past the front Of tho cage
aud another past the back, thirty Zee
above, 20 thai a person can 70 ON tn
top Of the cage and tho bottom. Tn
bear eau do the SAME, havlhg an irol
ladder 10 help him up the wall of roe
which forms one sideof his habitAtiOu
II only helps him for lac will not tru,
his person entirely TO II, but usual
keeps tho latter aud heavier portion q
iton the rocks and propels himself wit
his front paws on the rungs Of the lad
der. II Is most entertaining 10 see hin
come down backwards from tho top o
tho rock TO the ground.
TO return 10 the subject OF tho bear
moral degradation. In his nalufn
state he VIII not permit tho presence q
man within a olrcumferoe Of severi
miles, and win fight with an az
matched fefocity. In this cage he vii
shuttle In the most undlgnided man
ner from tho back 10 the front Of Il o.
account o. peanut. Peanuts are tn
most frequent causes OF the bears do
graduation, but this fercest Of all Amer
lean beasts viii do such antics for pl,
The polar, the most powerful bear. !
remarkahle for its parental and d0n =
Tic affections. Tho female viii pf0tec
her cubs "a long IN she has llfs, or lie
Iend their bodies, II they are killo'
hfst. Yet here q polar mother hn
been known 10 snatoh a gingefsnal
'roni her cub. Al the menagerlc hi
phildron often place cakes ON The ston
lust outside the barr, aud the maritlm,
plantlgrade may be- seen Ia u franti
attempt TO hook them Ia with his I'm
Inense paw. II IA deplorable spec
taole.
The cat animals arc not allowed b
accept food from visitors, but IL is prof.
able that In most instances they wOul
refuse. The lion and the tiger woul
he highly incensed II sweetmeats O
TITLES In the way OF food were throw
nj them. They would, Indeed, nccel
with pleasure u Joint u meat, but the
would not stoop To antics to obtain Il.
II IL pleasing to observe, by the way
how calmly the cat animals reslg
themselves 10 n state Of things the
cannot alter. For the supposed good {
their health they are made 10 q
without their dinner ON Sundhys. The
make no particular noise about TIL
Althoughit Is certain they object to
strongly.
Their ordinary feeding time ,lurln
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