The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-24
GREEN MONKEY BORN IN THE ZOO
Simian Population Greatly Stirred by the
Event

Event
A monkey was born in the Geological
garden at Philadelphia, and more than
1000 people who had taken advantage of
the delightful spring like weather were
at the christening exercises. which We're
held IN the afternoon in the new mon
key house
Nor was this the only unusual attrac-
ton in the gardens yesterday. Early in
the morning, just after the first visitors
mad arrived and were strolling along
the paths, the two handsome polar
bears, anticipating the first big crowd
Of 1899 took their first bath of the sea-
son. and for two hours they disported
merrily in their pool. rubbing their
heavy, thick white fur coats until, when
they emerged in time for their break
last, they were as white as snow. 50
great was the change made by their
bath that even their keeper failed to
recognize them when he carried to them
their meal. For the past two months
they looked more like dirty balls of cot
ton IMAM polar bears. and when the
snow was on the ground the contrast
was so great that they might have east
ly been mistaken for pigs
The interesting event in the monkey
house occurred shortly before the noon
hour. In the cage whore the mother
i'i"AihNs iiNSo al z oiA u SEVEN Dl ltl' wv II
family and two other families of differ
ent kinds of monkeys. Evidently the
birth had been anticipated for the other
monkeys in the big cage stopped their
jumping about for the morning and sat
around in different parts patiently
awaiting the newcomer. There seemed
to be much whispering among the diff
ferent members of the family, but as
the Zoo has no one who has studied the
theory of Professor. GARNER that mon
keys do talk this belief could not be
verified,
After the little fellow, who had face
resembling that Of hodcarrier, was
born, a great shout of welcome re-
sounded through the cage and was i'm
mediately taken up by the monkeys in
the adjoining cages. Even Princess
Boolan, the noted ourang- outang who
has private quarters in Keeper McClos-
sons room, when she heard the racket
softly said: Something must have
happened out there
The paternal, brotherly and sisterly
affection shown to the newcomer by the
father and mother and the rest of the
family equaled that displayed in many
households The mother and the baby
were given cozy corner on the shelf in
the rear of the cage, and there was con-
stantly by the side of the mother one
of the male members of the family as
a bodyguard. No monkey, unless he or
she were of the direct family, was al
lowed anywhere near that corner. but
the other fellows seemed to size up the
situation and left the mother and baby
in perfect peace. Not once did any
monkey attempt to jump on the sSalf.
although they raced around the cage
in high g1ee.
Every now and then the monkey on
guard would pat the baby on the back
and move his lips as though saying to
the mother: "A perfect image of its
father And he was too. Other mem
bers Of the family crept softly upon the
shelf every now and then to see the lit
tie fellow and offer congratulations.
At the dinner hour a graceful act was
witnessed by almost 200 people who
were in the house at the time. After
the keeper had thrown some sweet po-
tatoes into the cage one Of the monkeys
grabbed big potato and took it to the
mother, remaining by her side until she
had finished her meal
1t was not until afternoon that the
christening took place, All play was
stopped for the occasion, the monkeys
in the adjoining cages keeping n digni-
fled silence. The baby was shown to all
in the cage and held up for a few mo-
ments for the observation Of all in view
1t was given the name of CercOpitheCus
Callitrichus, ir, after its parents. who
are green monkeys from West Africa.