New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
The Babies Of the "Zoo.

families Of lion cubs. of FIVE several months
old and of three only few weeks old All
of these playful as kittens They play
Ring around a rosey.' holding on to one anothers 8
tails and crcling round their poor patient mothers
who trying to snatch a nap They have reg
ular boxing matches, sitting up on their hnd rect
and striking out with both paws. Lion babies are
fawn brown, covered thickly with brown spots
about the size of ten-cent piece. If they are boy
babies their ears are tipped with tufts of brown
hair while the girl baby lions have light yellow.
short haired ears. The little lions worry their
mother so. pulling her and jumping over her
and swinging on her tall that the lion house
keeper had 10 build platform above the sleeping
den, where she could go sometimes and rest. out
of the way of her troublesome family.
But of all the babies in the Zoo little Susie,
the baby baboon is the most interesting. 1t is only
few weeks old with funny wrinkled pink
face large thin and very long tail. It's moth
ers name is Susie, also, and the two devoted
to each other. the baby Susie climbing up its
mothers long arms to kiss her ugly DaDoon od I0u1d
every few minutes 1t puts ITS long arms a[oqna M
her body like belt. and holding tight on TO ner
cage in this fashion From swing swing the
mother Jumps and the baby holds tightly on
enjoying the sport as much as human folk do tneE
around the cage the mother evidently understands
that they there to see her baby ana noIds
and showing it off, in every possible way. Be-
when the keeper of the monkey house comes in
binary human eyes quite like any one Of the crowd
of fifty more that are thrOnging ABOUT, MadaIn
Susie snatcheS up her precious little progeny and
retires to the furthest corner of the cage She
fears. of course that the keeper wishes to take
the little away from her. Susie jr.. however,
does yet know man from another. and
struggles vigorously TO get free, slapping It's
mother and biting her ears and pulling her hair to
make her loose her hold. but nothing can induce
the mothers long arms to unciasp until her enemy
is again out of sight. Once the keeper tried to
tempt her with A banana Holding tightly on to
her baby with one arm, she reached through the
bars with the other and seized the coveted fruit;
but when the baby. with a mighty effort. wriggled
Free the mother dropped the banana and seized her
refractory daughter with both hands. And when
monkey gives up banana said the keeper,
it proves pretty strong affection. Susie is really
model mother. Her of the baby baboon has
delighted every one. 1T IS not often" said Mr..
Hornaday, director of the Zoo, that find a
mother like Susie among the animals here Animals
in captivity usually neglect their little
trely kill them with oyerattention. Science
will do a great deal toward raising young animals,
but pounds of science aren't worth al ounce of
mother instinct"
Meanwhile little Susie continues her play with
the ropes and chains hanging from the ceiling Of
her cage, her mothers long tail, the hay that
serves carpet for her home. anything, every
thing that within reach Of her restless claw
like fingers every minute of the day long that she
is not sound asleep in her mothers arms.