New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04


scenery that fails please
The prime object Is 70 suit the animals. not the
public who visit the park Good realistic scenery
prevents the Wild beast from getting honeuck
and pinfng away He lives we'll and happy long
as the surroundings homeliks- Painted palms.
real shrubs and tropical flowers all help 70 soothe
the mind OF the Gagged exile
Scientists now regard scenery IS next In tnror-
lance 20 a proper diet in prolongins tins lives OF
captive animals The hunter and ths Eooogtst IN
cidentaIIy obtain information from ths reprodue-
ing Of natural conditions
The corps OF artists under Superintendent Her
man Nierkle has 2s1 acres OF picturesque country
TO work upon including several lakes and ponds
One-third OF the land area Is covered By heavy
forest one-third by open trees and the remainder
consists OF gIades and meadows In a half dozen
OF the prettieat valleys boys have been converted
into ponds The pink and gray granite. Sneiss and
quartz IN the foundation rock add 70 the osanfS
Of the background Thirty-four acres OF stin water
are found for the OF the aquatic nnaurnaia tns
ducks and the gees. and other water otrdA The
valleys are moist and rich. yielding fine grass.
and the slopes and ridges catch the sun rays
A plain set OF buildings In the park near what n
known "a the chestnut grove. Is the animal scsn-
cry propa gating plant Here couplsts histories
Of animals. maps OF the countries they come from
color charts representing scenery suitable 20 types
and other paraphernalia necessary 20 thu work.
There more than two thousand animals TOR
which 10 construct scenery The various families
need different treatment Those that 1--we indoors
call for dwarf trees. pot plants. foliage. mosss~I
hanging vines and such growth, vhdls the oufcoor
animals demand broader effects.
The hoofed animals have extensivs ranges s,ons
the southern and western ends OF tina park. CON-
, prisug the deer caribou, elk. prong-hornsd snrs-
Iope musk OK chamois. Spanish hex. Htmalayan
tahr aoudad. California mountain shsep. naournco
and the American and European bison Tia
| ground ia made rolling fat 70 suit ths animal
| Trees are planted harmonlously- IN tbs vspit-
] range there natural lake and grove u
| beech oak. maple. sumach- ash and hsv.
had hal lrrrL Wit
cry" said an assistant tho other day. We grew
] some young for them and set than out near
the shelter houses. They didn't care for them and
Ike the bad actor they chewsd the scenery
/ Besides giving them green stun that plsases. We
have to supply certain bushes for them 70 rub ths
velvet of their antlers in the fall Just before mat
4 ing season. The prong-horned antelope IL rono
\ OF bunch grass and buffalo weed
| ON Mountain sheep Hill we have TO pack ths
/ turf in a certain along the climbing ridges.
/ The sheep are partial TO oaks and csdars. Tbs
COWS and calves IN the bison country have special
! low rich meadow TO browse IN II looks its best
/ In midsummer. You may have noticed the fine
rhododendrOn grove n OF the antelope house.
| When the weather permits and the animals can
20 out to the exercising ground they seem 20 enjoy
| this grove. together with the young evsrgrsens
| growing UP around IT.
II - hoped to enlarge the elephant country soon.
| CSunda the star elephant. likes the cool. shady
| forest near Lake Agassis IN the summer heat
| but Is content 70 stay indoors His stan Is
s5Ie 10 make him forget the Tfgors Of the climate
He likes 20 scratch his huge body on tree trunk
| once in a while and the pastiue of digging youns
trees up ny the roots has always appealed 70 him.
II is therefore necessary 70 anchor down all sie-
plant scenery.
| The tapir. being a nocturnal forest beast -
happy as long the swimming tank is fun Of wa
ter and a few cool at the side The gnus.
/ notable IN their homeland for picturesque dance
steps and gambols like plain. sandy stretches or
| territory. They enjoy sw1shing their long. hairy
tails IN the sand and seem to shampoo their bodies
with II. A similar country, but dotted with tail
/ trees that exercise their vision, is demanded BY
| the giraffes These desert inhabitants do not
/ care for ponds or lakes. and boast of taking a
drink only once in SIX months II Is said 70 De a
! long drink, however. The rest o. the Tune they
I get enough moisture from succulent vegetation
The chamois has a homelike cage near the o.
! trich house. There twigs and old stuEnps
about MOSES and hchens such as grow on Alpine
| precipices The Rocky Mountain goat range has
/ a pebbly surface and ia 10 be filed in with
! scrub trees and earth mounds. These hollow
I horned goats are the pride of the park being
/ among the few animals that do not change theii
/ coats and remain white the year around. In
winter standing by the shelter houses. on banks
os snow they make a distinct and beautiful featurs
oF the landscape- When the Il orustsd they
leap from point point and look up "a L al
| far away peaks in their mountain hons.
A few steps from their range comes 20 tbs
/ uanas. vfcunas guanaCos and alpacas- Their run
WAYS are little reproductions OF the parnpas and
mountains OF South America Nearby slopes IN,
| sandy camel country, surrounding the new canal
house: IL has been trenched TO insure deserr-
and later on cases VIII be established The olaoEr
male camel STAYS the desert ali the siTns. willis
his blond mats travels through tho park with chill
dren seated between her humps.
| THE reptile house IL oJr hAppy hunting
| ground" said one Of the scenic artists. Here Va
have TO furnish all sorts OF hanging plants. c-sep-
ing vines foliage carpets. leaf walls. stem fences
and flower banks for ponds. lakes and 5unsls
pools The reptile family IS noted for cold blood
the temperature being about the sans as the ais
around them Naturally they live IN a rssuias
dollhouse and growing things come TO early matur-
ity where they That they have distinct DIS
likes for certain vines. farnS palms and lssfy'
things we have found out TO our sorrow, FOR many
are the costly plants they break down GrotssQls-
N spotted leaves and crawling. twisted vines ara
placsd here not merely for artistic harmony nua
because they belong 70 the snake environments
| snordiug conceaI1nent from pursuit and vansags
! for attack The reptiles especially choose vess-
| tarou whic atches heir forms and coats
Mr.. AIerkle created tho Florida Jungle. crocodile
| pool nursery and sandOanks when the first ha1
| dozen tenants were installed. Old AIOsa, a5-
| tractive alligator the Medina crocodile Captains
| IIamrnond's Cuban and several members OF thu
gaviaI type enjoy thoroughly the tangled mass %
leans far out the pool. which grow orchids
| resurrection ferns and Spanish moss At thu back
| is a forest Of yuccas. palmettos sword cact- tan
palms and tree ferns. The tguans- green lizard.
! chameleon and ella monster reQuirs small ferns
thick Ieaved vines and soft MOSES. The turtles and
tortoises have special POOLS where thsrs sandy.
! levels with living green The thin Ieavsd palms.
the bamboo that send their long leaves INTO the
water are pleasing 10 the hardsheI cttize1as Here
gopher tortoise painted turtle the SOFT shell ard
Sbsr - ~ turtle pasture outside Where the Stanf !,
| are taken out TO craze on the tender grass