The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-17
Big MENAGERIE
OF BABY ANIMALS
RESULTS OF AMERICAN BREED
ING OF WILD ANIMALS OF INDIA
AND AFRICA WILL BE SEEN IN
MENAGERlE OF BARNUM G.
BAILEYs BIG CIRCUS. .

The results of American breeding
of wild animals of India and Africa
will be seen in Fargo on July 80, with
the Barnum & Bailey circus.
In the winter quarters of the great
est show on earth, at Bridgeport,
Conn, have been born in it's menagerie
many wild animals during the past
year. These specimens will be seen
in this We; n'' ltbit in most remark
able pr. mis- great circus
.Imanent quarters
a cor %.-sientifc geological
garden a. - -rJpagation and rear
ing OF young wild animals. Many
species supposed to be impossible to
breed outside their native jungles and
haunts have been SO successfully pro-
duced under the direction of the
shows expert curator that the ex-
perimental stage has we'll been passed
and the great circus now invites the
public to view the results of this new
enterprise. ..Ea.. .<
TWO of the ~giraffes in the menagerie
are American born. They are the only
giraffes in the world native TO any
other country than Africa. Fifty
years ago a giraffe was born in the
London Zoo. 1t did not live and zoolo-
gists decided that these animals could
only be matured in a certain limited
zone of Africa suited to their delicate
organism. The Barnum & Bailey
circus is proving beyond all doubt,
however, the mistake of this con
c~lusion, and the general opinion SO
long maintained about the rearing of
other wild animals in captivity. ~
Young lions, panthers, tigers,
leopards, k~angaroos, camels, bison,
curious African and Asiatic creatures
of the antelope variety have all been
produced in the shows home zoo, and
an astonishing display of this colony
of young animals will be seen in this
years collection. Not only will the
serious student of animal life find
pleasure in seeing this duplication of
the worlds disappearing store of rare
animal wonders, but every one will
enjoy the sight of these many cute
pets of the biggest menagerie in the
world. The children are particularly
delighted with the specimens Of this
interesting kindergarten.
The menagerie of this circus is a
complete zoo Into it have been intro
duced this season over fifty specimens,
hitherto unknown in any other ZOO in
the world. There are forty elephants.
thirty camels and dromedaries, twenty
llamas, ten yaks, herds of curious cat
~ c1A - q tS\AS9 GESA z. tlC .W oSSIs CdL,
monkey and bear tribes, nylgllaus,
ibexes, gnus, zebus, Wax vaarks, por
cupines, tapirs, ant-eaters, ostriches,
emuas, kangaroos, hyenas, horned
horses, the biggest hippopotamus IN
the world, the only bi-horned rhin-
oceros, a man-like chimanzee, an
ou~rang-outang, water buffalo, carl
bous, seals, s%ealions, pecaries and wart
hogs.
Much can be learned in this
menagerie. There are attendants to
show visitors around and the aim is
that no one shall leave the place
without adding to his store of knowl-
edge. AT night the menagerie rs
brilliantly lighted with fiaring arc
lights and hundreds of incandescent
globes. Every cage, pen and den is
studded with electric lamps. There
are 1900 animals in the collection, the
finest Of their kind and in the pink Of
health. Here is a menagerie, ever
superior to the famous zoo Of London
and the animal farms of Germany. The
park menageries of Americas large
cities can in no way compare with
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