The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-29
Wild Animal Show
Character In Faces

paws extended innocently through the
bars Of the cage, as though inviting
q friendly handshake, but the fact is
that the leopard is only waiting for
a favorable opportunity to dig some
unwary person with its sharp claws
Practically all animal-keepers regard
the leopard as one of the most danger
Gus animals to handle. This is because
of its natural treacherous instincts.
The leopard seldom comes out in the
open and courts defiance, but prefers
rather to pose under the cloak of 1nno-
cence. 1t is the most sealthy of the
cat kind, and possesses deceitful ma
ture that cannot be trusted for an in
stant A leopard will feign complete
subjection to the will Of its keeper for
the sole purpose Of "getting. even -
or the vigorous prodding of a pole.
iger Much the Same.
Not altogether unlike the leopard in
the matter of characteristics and close
ly related to it by family tics, is the
tiger, the most cruel and vicious Of ami
mails. The strongest trait Of the tiger
in captivity is its intense hatred of its
keeper. A tiger seldom gets on good
terms with any human being, not even
the man who feeds it. It's disposition is
distinctively wicked, and its manner is
characterized by boldness approaching
that OF lion. 1t is by far the most
nervous and dissatisfied animal in the
menagerie and voices its dispieasure by
continuous snarls and growls,
Tigers even hate themselves, and
when placed in cage together Will
oftentimes fight for no apparent reason
whatever. No cautious keeper will turn
his back to tiger when in reach of
the vicious animal 8 claws, for its eyes
are always looking for an opportunity
to attack him. The one redeeming trait
of the tiger is that it is bold and does
not practice deceit so common in leo
pards.
Traits Of Hippopotamus.
If there is one specimen in the whole
animal kingdom whose character is
truthfully revealed in the face, it is
the hippopotamus. Consider it from
whatever standpoint you will, the gen
eral facial outlines Of this sluggish
beast are anything but bewitching. The
hippopotamus lives to eat. This char
acteristic is suggested by its cnvernous
mouth. 1t is by far the most phlegmatic
of all animals and exerts itself only TO
secure enough to eat. 1t is an avowed
glutton and animal-keepers are not able
to recall single instant where a hip
popotamus refused to devour all that
was placed before it. The beast is alb
solutely Indifferent to everything going
on about it that does not concern its
food.
Giraffe Is Fastidious.
la many respects tho giraffe is one of
the most fastidious animals ever
brought into captivity. In the first
place, the giraffe is the only known spe-
cimen of thu animal kingdom that never
utters n sound. It's other striking char
acteristic is timidity. The giraffe is
afraid of practically all animals, Its
loving disposition is shown by its eyes,
which also betray that it is always
nervous and i'll at ease. The thing a
giraffe appreciates most is companion
ship. 1t is quick to make friends with
keepers and visitors and will never re-
main alone if it can find company.
The giraffe never drinks water. Milk
is its favorite liquid food In the face
of no animal are characteristics more
strongly written than in that of this
long necked, ungainly specimen. Its
eyes suggest almost human gcntleness