New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03
ANNALS SUFFER FROM THE HEAT
DENIZENs OF THE CENTRAL PARK MENAGERrE
LOOK WII.TED-sOME. HOWEVER WHO


The hot weather lately has considerably "wilt"1'
good many Of the animals and birds in The Central
Park Menaserie Tho most 70 be piled IL the po'ar
bear. who. though she has long ago shed her winter
coat and passes most Of her time In the water-tanT
IN her pit, nevertheless looks miserable that one
imagine her wishing that she had died with her
Old companion I'm the middle Of last winter with the
deep giving the land some small resemblance
10 the old home In Greenland. The Alaskan do5-
too. miserable. AZ rule they are most friendly
and usually welcome a visitor with whd barking ana
most extravagaut jumps. At present they Just Keep
sti,-alrnos, too PLAYED out even to give wink Of
recognition. None Of the bears IL happy. 1t IA too
warm for the grizzly. ana he stretches out hiS
great. strong hairy foreeg in an apathe!c way
when the toOthsOme peanut Is offered. Inc foxes
have found Il too TO quarrel. ana this may
also he said Of the raccoons who spend The day In
pretended slumber Near these. the prairie dogs are
evidently in their element for they can be seen
scamIrrirg abou; their Enclosure and only d'sap-
penrlng down their holes when Il stranger comes TOO
near
The elephants pass Of their time In throwing
grass over their broad backs ~ to protect them
selves from the flies. 1t ia amusing to see the real
enjoyment these animals get out Of the buckets or
water that Snyder. their keeper. brings them TWO
or three times q day that they can squirt II All
over Themselves and good deal goes over me
spectators. who however always take II IN good
part and It is only the 'duck-l" one who docs not
Close by 'he elephants Gyp. the fox-terTier' anu
Fanny a bu-terrier whose usual duty II Is =" Keep
guard over the elephants and rAnoceros M night
and see that the rats DO not cot the los 81 me
former and make lnrQads into The hid" 81 IN h',er'
have. fust presented Snyder. their owner, WIN i've
bran;iful pups each that just now ther" - no
lack OF canine life In the menagerir. A.,
The deer and the feliiae seek shelter IRON W.
hot sun The former keep themselves hldn'n lou
view in their houses or lc down qurtlN uhu'I t.''
shade Of thu trees that spread over thelI l'HS
There has been a large increase In me d"rr iaiN'
he foil IN
vap,u three red deer TWO Virginia deer i've flllo%
deer and two Auadad Barberry Wild sheep. WIN
the Angora goats and Zebus or sacred cows, nav
also added TO their herds The hipIothnl rclhal.
under water almost all LAY long. but th"lr near
noghhors the alligators, reN"l ana hASh III NV
trppical sun from morning TO night , - a.,
tn. majority OF the birds suffer rreatN iI"ih w
hcaf and many ~ them can be nou', ~ "nf,
long resting on their pcrch"s Easpink TOT ~, ~
Every now and then one drops 7" 'hr Ei"""I y
ha,stei and coon dies The parrots are az NOISY
as eyer aud the vultures spread ovt tl'lI Viz TX
g. eun themselves The pigeons also are unnindlu
of the heat except that sOm" OF theih "a, 80,
~, soon smashing about I'm the small poni IN th"ii
,rciosure Thes. birds have increased wohieriulIl
since their house repaired ana INC Ih's H.P
On, YEAR ago there were scarcely thlrtN, IN NV
/ bnree. nov there are on" hundred ana 'n''N'
great inprovcrnent In the inenhg"rle ~ 'h' ~ "
housr. and Yards built FOR the Ofon; httl'hh w
90 zahus cnmcis and BarDary VINO shr'P ~
~ bruses and cages have been repaiHteu ttu q
MOS, useful ana important addition t. ARG !rsp,'
+ iah. attached 10 each cage. lilotWns wv F''i''
u,hat animal or bird q confined within