The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-02
Big CIRCUS HAS
A GREAT zoo

The expense OF maintaining a great
collection OF wild animals reaches an
amount OF money far IN excess of what
most people imagine The difficulty
of properly caring for these animals
solved only after years OF experience
There Is no feature OF big circus
that represents such tremendous
outlay OF money OF involves a greater
risk OF loss.
That part Of the Barnum and Bail
ey Circus which is contained within
the four walls OF the animal tent is
valued at more than $1,000.000 The
FIRST cost of sending hunting expedi-
tions into the jungles OF Africa, Asia
and South America is small compared
with that which follows when the anil
mails are secured. Men must be en-
ployed who have studied their ways
and habits. Each specimen must be
scientifically cared for Food that
will nourish one creature will Kill
another.
CRATES are the hardest to care for
It is necessary TO feed them now and
then on peculiar moss, which grows
only on a tree found in the forest belt
that hugs the African equator line.
1t is shipped to the circus in bales
Giraffes are fast disappearing from
the face of the earth. In a very short
time they will be extinct, No amount
of money could buy the four fine spec
linens with this show In tue family
Is TO be found the tallest giraffe ever
captured. From It's front boots 10 its
ears It measures twenty-five feet. II
cost the management $4,000, yet IN
xsal, . DC hut OH Q 4 q
long-necked little chap at its side nam
ed Bumbeeno and Just reaching TO
It's mothers knee.
Bumbeeno was born last spring in
the winter quarters of the show at
Bridgeport, Conn, II is the second
time In history that the stork ever
captiyeS over fifty years ago in Lon
don a similar happy event occurred,
but the baby lived but day Scien-
lists were puzzled They bad for
century maintained that giraffes would
not breed in captivity. Fortunes were
spent after that by scientific animal
F, breeders to induce a repetition of this
exception of Natures rule. II was
| In vain Long ago attempts OF the
kind were abandoned
|
/ WAS found early one morning by the
keepers They scarcely believed their
eyes. He is the first and only giraffe
baby ever seen In captivity, and he Is
worth his weight in gold
Another rare specimen in the Barn
um and Bailey zoo is hiDpopotamus
weighing five tons. 1t takes six big
Percherons to pull It's den over a
smooth pavement Here. also. is found
the only double-horned rhinorceTos
in captivity. A rifle ball would flat
ten against his thick skin There are
thirty Siberian camels. forty Indian
and African elephants and several
beautiful zebras from the breeding
farm OF King Meuelfk OF Abysslnia,
India sends a herd OF sacred cattle
and magnificent lions, tigers and leop-
ards. From Thibet has come some
fine specimens OF the yak family. both
black and white. There are Ilamas.
Zebus, nylghaus, ibexes. gnus, zebus,
vlak vaarks, porcupinos, tapirs, ant.
eaters, ostrIches. emues. kangaroos.
hyenas, horned horses, chimpanzees.
orang-outangs. water buffalo, carlbous,
seals, seallons, pecarles. wart hogs
and all varieties of the deer, monkey
bear and cat tribes.
An interesting department. In the
menagerlc is occupied by the animal
babies Of the zoo. IT Is filled with
tiny youngsters at the playful age.
The children find great amusement in
watching them.
Al Ogden. "Wednesday, Aug m