Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-17
Barnum & Baily 5
Big Show Coming
Barnsm and Bailey Msnaserie Has
osIy Baby Giraffe in Cap
fivlty.

L
collection Of Wild animals reaches an
amount Of money exceeding what
most people imagine The difIiculty
of properly caring for these animals
Is solved only after years Of expert
ence. There is no feature OF a big
circus that represents such tremen-
dous outlay Of money or involves a
greater risk Of loss.
That part OF the Barnum and Bailey
circus which is contained within the
four walls OF the animal tent Is vel.
ned at more than $1,000 The
first cost Of sending hunting expad.-
tfons into the iangles Of Africa. Asia
and South America is small compar-
ed with that which follows when the
animals are secured Men must be
employed who have studied their
ways and habits. Ehch specimen
must be scientifically cared for. Food
that will nourish one creature viii
kill another.
Giraffes are the hardest to care fer.
1t is necessary to feed them now and
then on a peculiar moss, which grows
On a tree found in the forest belt that
hugs the African equator line. 1t Is
shipped to the circus in bales. Gil
RATES. are fast disappearing from the
face Of the earth. In 9 very shers
time they will be extinct. No am
cunt Of money could buy the four fine
lspeeimens with this show, In the
family is to be found the fallest gi
raffe ever captured. From its front
hoofs to its ears it measures twenty
1.-Two feet. 1t cost the management
]s14,00o yet in value 1t is not a cir
bcumstance to the long-nceked FELLOW
lat its side which was born in Feb
ruary, two years ago, and is thesonl!
4 baby OF its kind on exhibition.
1t is the seconds time in history tina
i the stork OF Giraff leland ever visite,
Ia zoo Of animals. Scientists for
i century have maintained that giraffe
\ would not breed IN capt iNity
\ The birth Of this giraffe induce
q the Barnum and Bailey circus to 6
/ into wild animal raising SO extensiv,
lily that they have now complete 70
i of baby animals, all born in the
i winter quarters
: Another rare specimen in the Ba
mum and Bailey roo is a hippopo potamu
! weighing FIVE tons. 1t takes six bi
i Percherons to pull its den over
smooth pavement. Here, also, is te b
found the only double-horned rhino
leros in captivity A rife ball woul
aatten against his thick skin. Ther
are thirty Siberian eamek, forty Il
: Edian and African elephants and So
Z Ieral beautiful zebras from the bree,
ling farm of King Menelik of Abyssil
la. India sends a herd of sacred ca
: tie and magnificent lions, tigers sn
!, 3eopards. From TIibet has com
z some fine specimens of the yak far
g - = - =
lily, both black and white. There al
llamas, zebss, nylghaus, ibexes, gnu
!, vlak yaarks, porcupfnes, tapirs, an
ea4ers, ostriches, emues, kangaroo
! hyenas, horned horses, chimpanzee
!, ourang- -outangs, water bufsalos, car
bous, seals, sealions, pecaries, wa
! hogs and an varieties Of the dee
!, monkey, bear and cat tribes.
An interesting department in tt
!. menagerie is occupied by the amin,
: babies of the zoo. 1t is flled wit
tiny youngsters at the playful ag
Children find great amusement
watching them.
This great menagerie win be hel
on Saturday, August 8.