The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-08
A LIBRARY OF
 NATURAL HISTORY FOrepaugh and Sells Brothers Menagerie Greatest Zoo in
 the World

There is to be seen with the Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Big United Shows this season the greatest collection of rare and inter esting wild animals ever before assem- bled since the days of Noah's ark. The management spent s1,OO0O00 to complete their geological display. They discarded everything that has been overworked as a menagerie attraction, bringing from the jungles of the trop- ical world, and the frozen northern regions, many strange creatures hith- erto unknown to the people of Amer ica.
 There are now 7S0 animals in the menagerie. The names of most of them have never been heard by the average circus goer. Very few people outside the wilderness of the far east course there are still elephants and lots of them; in fact, more than one- half of all in America. There are also vast herds of camels, yaks, drome- daries and other lied" animals. and all varieties of the deer, bear and cat tribes. But there are also such creatures on exhibition as vlak, pecaries, Imas, ant-eaters, rhinoceri, hippopOtaTni emueS, giraffeS, wart hogs and various living things that defy analysis.
 A new feature has been introduced in the way of uniformed lecturers. Their duty it is to conduct people through the menagerie and explain the many strange things that concern the exhibits and to give practical demonstrations of strange facts. This is the only circus in the country that gives any special attention to visi- tors, others merely allowing patrons to pass quickly through the menagerie tent and see what it pleases the man. agement to show them, with not even a pIacard on a single cage. Any one who visits the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers menagerie will see more and learn more in the hour he spends among the animals, with the assis- than he could possibly learn with all the text books there are in the pub lie library.
 One of the unusual features of the animal tent is the baby colony. It oc- cupies one end of the tent. Here are to be found some very remarkable animal youngsters which will amuse and delight the children and greatly entertain their elders. It is usual with visitors to meet with discour- teouS treatment in nearly all circus menageries. Just the opposite state of affairs is the case with this circus. Such careful pains will be taken with
  that when he leaves the grounds he will be much richer in a knowledge. of natural history and have a higher appreciation of the wonders of life.
 So little effort is made by other shows to organize a really good men, agerie that this department of the in- stitution has come to be looked upon merely as a side attraction that need never be changed or improved. With this circus it is considered quite as important as the various other depart ments of the show. It is feature that should be constantly improved and enlarged. This is the only circus that has its own animal hunters. Thus it does not have to depend on the small agencies that deal in only the ordinary things on exhibition in every city park in the world and hauled around the country by small shows till they are almost as familiar as cow or house cat.