The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
MOVING DAY At
NATIONAL zoo
Animals Getting Into Reg
ular Summer Quarters.
GLAD TO GET INTO OPEN AIR
Garden Team Converted Into a Van
Carrying Animals to New
Homes.
GLAD TO GET INTO OPEN AIR

Unlike many other cities in the United
States. Washington has no moving
day" a time when everybody decides
10 clear out of the old house and into a
new one for the coming days OF spring
and summer.
But there is a little colony within the
city limits, however, which has
moving day all to itself, and the
scheme IS projected and carried INTO
exc cution with a vengeance. the niue
cclcny is the animal and bird family
at the National Geological Park. Things
are moving right merrily out there
these days.
Ready for Summer Life.
From the ferocious looking lions to
the mildest little dove on the place
there is the utmost anxiety to get into
summer quarters. The gardens team
has been converted into a moving van
for the purpose.
Spring is in the air, and every por-
ton OF the beautiful grounds breathes
the enthusiasm of its attractive fam
lily Shrill bird calls echo through The
trees. On entering the grounds from
the Chevy Chase Road a pretty sight
presents itself in the capers of the
Barbary sheep up and down the hillside
in their JOY at being let out into tie
fright spring sunshine to gambol over
the green hills at will.
At the Animal House.
Up at the animal house few changes
Rave been effected. The inhabitants
there have private "sun parlOrs" c:
their own. and no extra outdoor &C
commodations are necessary.
Early this morning the big African
lions, tigers, hyenas. and leopards
iounged iazily into the little streak Of
.urlight that came through the narrow
opening of the window But when the
keeper came along and slowly moved
back the bolts that opened out on tn"
-'oorches" every animal was awake and
was soon sprawled around in the outer
cage enjoying life to its full extent.
Moving the Pelieans.
The horse and wagon belonging to the
gardens carried about a valuable cargo
today when the white pelicans. which
have attracted so much attention dur
Ing the winter months in the bird house.
were transported TO a new wire cage on
the grounds. A pond has been inclosed
within the cage.
The flying cage which is to hold the
whooping crane is fashioned after the
me now at ST. Louis, but is of smaller
Size. Many OlElST b4ENS III tA4S AAo~SS - Z
TO be given wire cages about the
grounds so that they may. as far as
possible, enjoy the open air much the
same as If they were not confined with
in Government reservations
An interesting section Of the grounds
which Is being put into shape Is that
which will harbor the water buftalo, one
OF the real curiOSitieS at the Zoo. In
this is TO be large tank for his use
He will no doubt attract even more at
tention than he did when he arrived
from his home IL the Philippines about
a year ago
A New Arrival.
There are now sixteen buffalo at thf
Zoo one was added 10 the number a
few weeks ago when a funny little baby
buffalo made its appearance. The little
FELLOW is now three feet high and is the
friskiest thing in the herd. He Is doing
finely, so the keepers say. and is quite
able 10 look out for himself even at TN.
early stage IN his career.
The stately peacocks strut about thu
GROUNDS trailing their gorgeous plumag'
behind them. quite conscious Of the
admiration they excite from visitors tC
the gardens. All about the grounds are
TO be seen animals and bros drinking
in the spring freshness and rejoicing II
their emancipation from stuffy inclos-
ures
The new animal house now in course
of erection win be a fine structure o
granite, ana is 10 be completed al
cost Of $4,000. II viii be lined through
out in brick and made perfectly ade
~.,,a.a 70 tho demands of its new Occu