The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

delicacies of which they are particu-
lariy fond. coaxed them from Mon
tana's furry side to the cage that had
been built for them across the way
They gobbled up the goodies and then
started for home. When they found out
they couldn't get back no babies ever
sent up more heartrending cries for
their mother. Mr.. Leland says, Il didn't
go near them for a week just
couldn't stand it, The mother cried as
we'll as the cubs. a1c they kept it Hp
for DAYS and days. Hven now Montana
Babe feels her maternal responsibility.
and when her babies quarrel or become
too riotous she comes TO the side or her
cage that is nearest them and raises
her voice in remonstrance. 1 assure
YOU that the sound is Just as hair
raising as the roar OF any lion or
tiger
Bread beef heart and carrots are
what the bears generally sit down 70.
taeir short legs and almost Fudimen-
tary tails making this position an easy
and comfortable one for them one IS
gentler than the 0tner. If such term
can be used i'm describing these huge.
numbering creatures This is the one
with the greatest wsdth between the
eyes usually a sign OF intelligence and
good nature. He sits on his hind legs
and holds out his paws while the other
climbs the tree and throws down nuts
10 him.
FOuf little k1H5dlOOS are pcchiuS
out of their mothers warm furry
pouch these days where they seek
shelter by bounding flights from
threatening noises and strange sights
This is the last month they are being
carried. for when six months old they
are turned out to earn their own liv-
ing. But this mother happens to be
a young one. which means that she Is
tender hearted, and so the four little
strangers wAl not have to hustle for
themselves yet awhile Barley hay
and some alfalfa is their table hote
just now. They formerly had the cut
ttings from the lawns. but the lawns
have suffered so the last few months
that the kangaroo family has had to
omit that delicacy from its bin OF
fare. They require a Sood deal or
care as the cold climate here is apt
to give them distemper. They are Pc
culiarly awkward when feeding. as
then they move about on all fours,
which emphasizes the feeble develop
ment of their shoulders and fore limbs
and exaggerates the disprOpOrtionate
length OF the other ones. and also the
strong. tapering tail. which completes
kind of supporting tripod for them.
IL is almost as though nature strapped
on them for life the old fashioned
three-legged milking stool.
The kangaroos neighbors do not
cover the ground by a series OF i'm
mense bounds, although for such large
and clumsily built animals they are
very quick in their movements. These
are the huge. shaggy buffaloes stand
ing with their ragged goats half on
and half of. giving one an almost ir-
resistible desire TO finish the peeling
process by giving the tapping pieces
of fur a sudden yank. N his Buffalo
ship objects to your taking liberties
with his hide II is 10 be hoped you
are a good sprintsr. for he can run
quickly, and when once reused hts
temper could not be exactly described
as angelic. III he catches up with
you keep clear OF his head and hoofs
and dodge quickly. Quite against his
will he will keep on running for some
time before being able to bring that
massive body Of hts TO standstill.
Five Young Bufalces.
The nursery here has been increased
by five this year. worth all the way
from i've hundred to one thousand
dollars each In fact elks and buffa-
loes are so scarce. lions, tigers and
elephants are inexpensive in compari-
son.
Grover Cleveland is the stolid papa
of these young ones. and he Is consid-
cred the finest bull in the world No
value can be placed upon his huge
bulk. His head alone would be worth
three hundred to any museum so for
tunate as to get it. His hair > unusu-
ally long and heavy. being over eight
inches in length on both his foretop
and his legs. The cattle. were getting
inbred so a fine old fellow has been
imported from Wyoming TO make the
herd healthier: for, strange as =. seems.
to look at the bulky creatures, they are
subject to pleurisy and pneumonia.
Bufaloes are decreasing. too, but close
study has made it possible to raise
them now as well as when they were
on the ranges.
Like the bears. they are fond OF their
bath. but give the preference to mire
and nice. sticky mud This helps to
rid them OF their coat, for when IL
dries the wind blows away both the
dirt and the hair that have been mat
ted together In the park. as they have
no wailows. they shed nearly all the
year round. for the new hair comes IN
fast il mats into the old hair. and
there is no way for the buffalo to help
himself Mr.. Leland gives them. as
1t were, an Internal egg shampoo that
is gradually making their coats smooth
and glossy. Into their food he breaks
eggs, shells and all. besides feeding
them oilcake and carrots. which menu
helps very materially to loosen the old
hair From December to the latter
part of January the hide Is more valu-
able than at any other time. for they
have their winter coat then The old
hair 10 all OF. and they are as glossy
as well groomed horse.
The buffalo is not only powerful bur
courageous. II is capable OF over
throwing an elephant and. except when
II IS driven TO IT by hunger, tiger will
decline to fight ii.
And yet people wilt pay admission To
see tigers and elephants and pass over
the interesting old buffalo, who n fast
dylnx out