Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-03
AT THE LONDON ZOO.
HOW TIE CHILDREN ENJOY THEM
SELVES ON A SATURDAY.

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watching the Creatures Eat 4
No day is more animated at the Lon .
don Geological gardens than Saturday, }
when the children appear In full force,
inarshaled by papas and mammas, who s
are doubtless glad enough to visit the ,
scene of their own early ''iarks,' but ,
who try 10 look as IL they came only as
guides and guardians. The little peo-
pie begin TO appear early in the forenoon,
some of them bringing lunch basket,
wherein may be found not only their
own bread and butter but biscuit and
buns for feeding the animals
Those who are TO take their monday
meal in the refreshment room, how
ever, reed not be destitute of provender
for their four footed acquaintance;
bun may always be bought for penny,
and biscuit are abundant on many
convenient counter.
First comes the preliminary ramble.
and then n skurry back to the fish house,
where at IL o'clock the diving birds are
fed. a large glass tank of clear water
occupies one end Of the room. and into
this precisely at noon AN attendant |
throws a handful Of tiny fish, few OF
them still living. Then the side OF an
adjoining cage Is removed. and down
plunge the penguins to seize their prey.
II must be confessed that their table
manners are not fine They literally
gobble fish after fish, and then hurl
themselves abont in the water. evidently
delighted with their bath.
Another bird-a slender, graceful
creature, Familiarity called 'darter-
Is admitted alone to the tank, and his
motions in eating his fish dinner are
wonderful to see. He sweeps through
the water like an arrow. and impaling
each fish upon his bill lifts his head,
and in some mysterious and lightning
like manner catches the victim and
swallows it.
THE RIDE ON THE ELEPHANTS.
Later in the afternoon the pelicans are
fed in the little yard where they strut
solemnly all day long. A small pond
occupies its center, and into this bits Of
fish are thrown, in search OF which the
birds rush pell NELL, covering the water
with confusion OF gigantic waving
wings. AS the attendant approaches t.
carry out this pleasing ceremony, the
birds awaken from their drowsy calm
and it Is sight not soon to DO forgotten
il one can watch stately old pelicaI
lift his wings and begin an awkward
curveting in token Of his JOY.
In the bear pit. deep and well lighte'
Enclosure, dwell two bears, who are un
wieldy with the fairness produced b
many buns. They have been so pei
sistently fed by visitors that when on
looks over the railing his bearship en- IN
ly rises. holds ont two entreating for
paws and sits in pleased anticipation {
feast
He catches bits of bun in his mout
with the unerring skill given by Ion
practice, and will even climb the pole |
the center Of the pit. il one will but hol
bun over it suspended from a stick.
But how will he know want him I
climb said little girl, who had jus
been provided with this plummy bride
Just hold il near the pole where
can get IL" said an attendant, and he
do the rest lilo knows as much as "
do"
So. heavily and with much painting
the awkward creature mounts his pol
seizes the bun, and descends TO MUNICH
in content
The crowning joy of all perhaps e
little visitors is that of riding the ell
plants. which. provided with great sa'
dies, large enough for a dozen peopl
take their load of shrieking, laughir
children and 60 numbering of down Il
walks waving their trunks this side an
that in the hope of receiving stray Il
bit from the neighboring crowd.
FEEDING THE LIONS
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event. To which even the most serio
grown person must be Interested.
half past the lions are fed! Lon
before the time visitors begin to POI
into the building where in large Gag
against the wall lions, tigers and leo
ards are pacing restlessly up and dow
The creatures themselves need
watches 10 tell them dinner time Is nea
At the appointed moment man e
tiers, pushing barrow Of bleeding met
and wheels II past the cages To the We
end of the room At tho smell al
sight pandemonium breaks loose, .
terrible roar made by many voices
awful concord. fills the place. AT 9
last cage the barrow stops, a bar
thrown back. and two large pieces
meat are thrown in. The lion selzes the
in his paws and lies contentedly dow
to gnaw aud HEX them with the deli
Grafton Of well fed animal.
So the programme goes on, until o
voice after another Is silenced and
barrow is empty. One very INTEREST,"
fact is always TO be observed. I
animals do not, on receiving their fl
piece of meat, retire to devour It: th
wait for the second and then turn aw
with both held securely in their PAY
They have evidently learned how mu
TO expect and can count up 10 u
number
Indeed the delights of the Zoo
almost inexaustible 10 animal low
children There is the monkey hou
where those grave, wrinkled, half
man creatures sit picking heas fr
each other with an air Of funny abso
ton. There is the chimpanzee Sail
who will count FIVE for her keeper
passing him the requisite number
straws, and who. at request, will
with her fingers, as she used 10 d
and then with fork, as she does u
that she is civilized Queer old ALL
a. one little boy said, and happy child
who can se. herI-- Youths Gompauio