The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15

great cagc surrounded by rocks on all sides
except the front. There are small, cage-llko
shelters in the cage. bias ed out or artihciallv
feet wide. and about sky feet deep. Ii il
divided into TIVE compartments, u contains
q large tank OF running water, hplf the tank
other. In the eastern commandment OF the
cage is n polar bear; in thr western c%ompart-
worth 81 900. the two grizzlies about tho same
or $500 apiece. The polar bear eats bread
times they get hsh and pieces OF meat, but
tleir standard food is bread.
Oppo ito the bear pit there is a small cage
containing another grizzly bear.
To the west of the single rrizZlv IA the small
cage 10 q similar cage having two compart,-
ments. one, oompart nent CONTAINING a black
bear cub, about five months old, aud the other
two cinnamon bear cubs.
Opposite ne Gaze containing the black bear
and cinnamon bear cubs Ia u cage containing
another grizzly bear, aud near thnt Is another
cage q = of i the BLACK and Cinnamon bear cubs is a
cage divided fhto two commandments. in on"
OF which there are u black "olf aud n prauie
wolf. and In the other Two prairie wolves.
Next 10 a divided cage containing male hyena
IN one part and ~ female hycna in the other.
one part a male hysnH and In the other part
two Alaska dogs. In another cagc there are
On the hill in tie north western part of the
grounds there Is an enclosure for AnRora Rosts,
Of which there are 1,e. Angora goh Is are now
raised in this country. but three or these goats
came from AnRora.
Between the animal houses that extend
westward from the Arsenal building. aud the
ANNA! houses along the northerly part Of the
grounds. is a great tank, with an adj ming
pop"tami. They eome Gere about h arst
Of June and 20 back into winter quarters
and enclosure Is an enclosure for pencocks
and larger birds. There are here one casso-
vary, worth $3.50. and thrse or four peaeocks.
longing to the inenagerte which are scattered
through the Park.
In fha RnufhArn mart nf fha narta
grounds. to the south Of the Arsenal building.
there are six deer paddocks. averaging about
the shelter of the deer in Indictment weather.
In the first of these p ddocks. beginning at the
paddock. there are six English red deer. in
the third paddock there. are nine Axis deer.
I pad tie s"a tn,e s'T w splEi's deere sea a asfrii in ~ The 5se s ht,h
three more Wapit deer. Many OF the deer
and antelope in the Park were born, there.
ha Q been sent to Cortlandt Park.
None of the city's animals may be sold ex-
cept by auction; the director OF the menagerie
Is authorized, howe> err, tC exchange animals
as opportunity. occurs.
On The lake In the Park there are five mute
swans. Ave black swans. one trumpeter swan,
five Canadian geese. four Chinese geese. nine
d., *. and th IirrtIy o.h. Fo ducks of various
kinds. These come under the control of the
director OF the inn,euaRrrie. as do also the sheep
IN. the Park. The sheep toid is o.. the west
side of the Park. west Of the West drive. at
,txtv-sixth street. The sheep consist of fifty
btNth tNSS hnu nv EuRllSu EDOulu-
down ram. In sea sonable times and when
the weather permits. the sheep may be- seen
n the green and the lower ball ground III the
Park. In charge of u shepherd attended by two
collie dOgs.
The msnaperie was started in 1858 with two
BEASTS and birds which it now contains. there
are required monthly about l25 bales OF hay
80 bags Of oats. 10 hags Of bran, 10
barre $ OF apr les; and 8 barrrls of car.
700 barrels Of turnipS monthly. IL uses now
100 head OF cabbage monthly. The average
monthly consumption nr beef Is about q 800
2l0 quarts. for the young animals. OF bread
about 5000 pounds is consumed nonthly. of
canary seed one bushel. wheat seed one busbel
and of hemp seed one bushei. There are re-
salt. which is bought in chunks OF about the
size of a large dictionary. aad placed in con-
venient places in the manger or on the ground.
for the use OF such animals as require 10.
About fve-sixths OF tae al mails in the me-
naaerie ate owned by I Z city. acquired by
purchase, or BY gift. or by The natural increase
Of the larger animals. have been lent TO the
city by various owners.
The directo- is Jot n w. i.h.
Upon the prtncipal megage rha buildings the
surance To the amount OF SiS, 600.
The menagerie is visited by many people.
old and Young. An estimated attendance OF
the visitors number far more than that. The
houses that are most crowded are the lion
in general the lion house presents the greatest
attractions: TO tho young people the monkey
house. The .!ephants and the rhinnceros at
While some animals are thus specially at
~tractive. the great majority OF visitors make the
rounds OF the entire nenagerie.
a NJ. 70 Q ? NJ. As the days grow shorter.
nacerie close. at 4:3O p. III. Tae menagerie
is open every day in the year.