The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-20
RAINY DAY At THE ZOO.
Nothing TheO 10 Distract Your Attention
From the Animals.

or course you have seen the Bronx
has: but have you ever been out there
in the rain?
II it is the real zoo animals you want
to spend your time on choose a rainy
afternoon for your visit. The Lenox
subway takes you there most quickly.
even il the scenery is not the most pic
turesque. You get of and down at ls0th
street, and you may be with the animals
in no time. You may wander about at
will in the drizzle and have the time of
your life. There will be very few other
wanderers except the umbrellaless small
boys whose interest is the same as your
owp-simply to watch the animals.
You could do no better than to plan to
tween 3 and 4 o'clock. The bears do no
have to worry about the arrangement Of
courses at their meals. They eat only
meat and bread. and as they prefer the
meat they eat that first. Most Of them
might easily give points in etiquette to
their human neighbors. Whenever q piece
Of meat or a loaf Of bread is thrown into
a pen the bear closest to II takes 1t and the
others do not think Of molesting him.
They await their turn. and even II n has
appropriated two portions and another
IL thus left without the latter wanders
around. waiting for something to happen
without appearing ~gluttonous or greedy.
They all dip their bread In the pools Of
water to be found in each enclosure.
Thus they evidently consider 1t q kind OF
dessert and have q fancy for q Of
some sort with 1t.
NJ Lii Al.a ~1vvn hons l~Aa 49,
evince as much breeding as do most Of
his neighbors. The immense creature
rises On his rear legs as soon as he catches
sight Of the feeders approaching with
the supply cart. He then commences a
most ~unbecoming series OF cries. When
ever he can catch the keepers eye he
frantically waves and beckons with his
He seems to say Throw II herel Throw
II here!' The only way to close his mouth
Is by means OF q piece OF meat.
In the ame enclosure with him Is an
Ursus horribilis. which is not so horrible
after all. as he very meekty gives up his
comes over and demands H.. Tho Long
Lip and the Hairy Nose sometimes souf8e
a little over their food too. The former
might very suitably be named the Pigeon
Toed, and his ~favorite way Of fighting 10
by, biting the toes OF his opponents; He
eNlueutly Iiluhb NIoli al iupOIbdbt anu
valuable part Of the anatomy-on account
OF the peculiar structure Of his own. The
little lads, happily unconscious Of the
drizzle, enjoy Long Lip especially. They
linger long before hisden. -Geel Look at
his toes!' cries one lad. sGee!' responds
another. Gee! Just look at them!"
says yet another.
The cross little japanese black bear
eats rice. He does not manifest the nat
ural p~oliteness OF his nation. He grum-
bles and snarls as he shifts at his food.
He probably would like TO complain OF
its quality or its temperature or the
methodMsed in boiling II he could; or
perhaps he wants tea with 1t. "Gee!"
cries one OF the lads. See the little
Jap bearl Wonder they don't feed EN-
chop suey!' The rest marvel and laugh
and exclaim In turn.
It's worth doing. Don't take an UNI
brella. Wear clothes that will stand the
rain. II you have q child take him along.
II you haven't, borrow one. II you can't
even do this be a child again yourself and
Join the umbrellaless small boy crowd
always on hand.