Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01
18th = / lI-zsF FOLKS

partition Is a polar bear, representa-
tive Of the largest species Of bear In the
world. He has water In which he may battle,
and his nook is about the coolest spot In that
neighborhood which is necessary In this hot
weather, because, you know, he is native
OF tho iriyld zone and heat is not good for
him.
On the whole, think that the grizzly bear,
which is kept in tho other half OF the cage, is
more entertaining than his neiehbor from tho
land OF leo and snow Ladders have been ar
ranged so that tho grizzly bear can climb up
on tho rocks Just as he would II he were
roaming Mt largo In tho Rocky Mountains
Naturalists willtell you that he is one OF the
most untamable beasts In the world, but this
one seems TO be on very friendly terms with
some OF tho people who stand on tho outside
Of his cngc. He viii put his left paw through
the bars aud hold his claws apart II YOU will
put peanuts between them. When no gets a
peanut he opens it with his teeth. drops ont
the shell and eats tho nuts with evident relish.
II you do not caro- to put the peanuts into his
paw he will open his mouth and catch them
on the ny as you throw them TO him. saw
a boy otIor him banana, but he would not
touch II and apparently did not care for It,
Just after tho boar had disposed OF the pea
nuts stll more diverting scene was
witnessed among tho lions and tigers, which
were being fed. These animals get only
one meal day, and TINT one is given them
early in the afternoon. Il consists Of raw
beef, with plenty OF bone, and tho big cats
consume a huge quantity Of It in a short
time. As soon as they smell the meat and
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though they were In frenzy. AT that par
ticular timeit would be more than ordinarily
dangerous to interfere with them. When
they eat up their meat water Is giyen them
TO drink in big irying-pans with long handles.
To show you that the tiger who had been
III little whilo before bad recovered his
strength by dinner time, will relate in
incident that occurred during his meal. He
was gnawing u large bone near the front Of
his cage when an accidental push caused it
to fall to the ground and left him without
anything to eat. Instantly he became
furious, and the keeper who came TO put
the bone back in his cage did not dare 10
hand II TO him for fear that his hand would
be nlangled. AT least six times he dropped
the bone, and finally, when he did manage
to restore it to the hungry tiger, he had to
use an iron TO protect himself.
This proceeding was watched by the
tigress In the next cage, who had eaten up
all OF her allowance. She evidently thought
that the other tiger was getting an extra
ration, and she was so enraged at the idea
that when the keeper passed her cage n
moment ater she sprnng sayagely at his
head. and nothing but the iron bars saved
him from u terrible death.
| Almost every one who secs collection Of
wild animals wonders which one would DO
the best fighter If they We're all turned loose
4 together and set upon one another, The
common belief, of course is that the lion is
| tho King OF beasts, and am sure that nobody
| would care to deprive him Of his title, for
his disposition is certainly regal and his APP
| pearance like thatof born monarch. Never
theless, II has not been proven that in actual