New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-20
THE HEAT And THE ANINILS.
IT IS PAD FOR THE POLAR BEARS. But TIE
MAJORITY ENJOY IT.

TT Is PAD FOR THE POLAR BEARS. But lHL
MAJORITY ENJOY IT.
The present wave of warm weather has not Vn'o
The majority of the animals In the ''h'rai T"rN
,ncnacoric u, Enthusiastically II has the men, women
and Children who 20 every day to have look at
Them Certainly TO be piled are the polar pears
Their suffering has aeen and j. e'ldehuy h''"N'.
All dav and all night long they lie about the n""r ol
,hdr cage tossing from side 10 side. Ike man In
raging fever and only relief in the water tank
The toothsome peanut has no charm for Them al pros
an, thcv simply pant and even calous 10 Inc
hoar.e challenge Of the grizzlies next door lh'N'
grizzlies with the black and cinnamon bears q" n"'
anne r 10 mind tn hot weather. Nature gives 'n'h
q lighter coat in summer and just Row they ar" par
ticularly happy, rs the peanuts and candy whi'h 90
- a rule to IN" poars" are shared by them. me
deer all through the nooniime lie quietly under me
shade Of the trees which border their paddocks or
lake shelter in their sheds. and even In The morning
and evening are decidedly hstess In their movements
The bucks especially the great wapia hnd th"r
antlcrs nuisance but the battles 81 ID" ruling sea
son are near at hand. they peacefully chew 'h'
cnd and think Of the servic" the ahioT' WI" SUM
do them.
The African buffalo Is In his glory. The climate
has reminded him Of NJ dear old West Africa, ana he
wandcrs around hi, paddock, looking Tor som" man
grove swamp to wallow in and clnnip Of n"'r'
mimosa on which 10 make too,hS0mr breakfast lie
has TO De- satisfied with Central Park grass. The
zebIs take things they come, and are a grl'rIul
as ever to the children who seem never tired oil giving
these sacred cows Braltna peanuts and candy ana
cake The Barhary wild sheep evidently ihinh tha'
Eina or some volcano in The nciglboHng Islands oi
Lipan-thcir original home was SardlniA-lS Vfmuhs
fire, for they seldom seen out Of their she'd II"
camel, rock and fro and evidently on IN" look
ont for a sandStOrn Tor when thunderstorm comes
with It's gusts of welcome wind they Ii" down. with
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the ground
In the birdhousc the sight IS on III" whole, SAL
one. For the most the bird, lit songle>s ON their
pcrchc,, their bcaks wide open gaspng for arr ana
and then OvcrcOm" 10y the heat ialla 10 inc
ground dead. The white sparrow, OF Japan are re
duccd from flock 10 only SIX and the SURVIVORS 10
longer haunt the pcrchcs, but sit d,cOnsoate on The
ground finding Il shady SPOT when there is one
The jackdaws and magpics ar" silent and have for
gotten all their mischief. wondering what Is 10 De- the
outcome OF this terrific heat. The toucans who slar"
their cage and who usually bucd by these birds
ENJOY the weather, and making matters square with
their tormentors by pushing them hlthcr ana thither
with their long, safron-colorcd bclks. The heat sub
ducd corvus submits humbly for the time being, but
there will De an awful reckoning when tn, cold snap
comes. The parrots, cockatoos and macaws are NOISY
and iubllant.
cnging garments and bad temper, ought 10 visit lu,
now his cousins the monkeys They now in their
certainly most amusing, especially 0n Indian hO"ra
and an atelle> prchcn,ilo tailed monkey from Cen
trail America. both additions 10 the m"nagcrlc
All the tribe from the lion the smallest OcelO,
lie quiet during these days but al night the mrnagcrlc
& aiiyc with their different rOars and cries Caliph
the hppopOtamus. and his wife ana daughter are
thinking Of the pleasant stretches of the Congo-the
daughter only by hearsay-WallOw in their tank eat
much grass and now and then give vent To their
strange snorts. As far weather l. concerned
bchcnoth is just now in his element. rip the
elephant, T. being affected by the heat and f. be-
coming ugly, but he Is securely chained fore and AFT
and also aindsh'p,, ~ there IS not much chance Of
his doing damage.