The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-07
MONKEYS MAY 60
into SUMMER HOME
next WEEK IN GLEN

first appearance this year in then
outdoor cage in Glen Miller Park
next Saturday, May IS, If the
weather permits. Because of their
sensitiveness TO cold air, monkeys
are the last of the parks animals
to go into their outdoor cages In
the spring. They are never al
lowed to go outdoors before the
fifteenth of May, and then only If
the air Is warm enough.
The monkeys when visited last
week by the Junior editor. were as
lively and playful as ever. When
little Mike gets tired of climbing
around by himself, he jumps on
Charles back who obligingly car
ries him around on his climbing
Journeys. Tom answered the keep
er when his name was called, by
running to the door of the cage and
there awaited the juicy fruits and
vegetables which he knew were
coming for their supper. Raw sweet
potatoes are the treat of treats for
these monkeys, but radishes, or
anges, apples, bread and cucum-
bers are relished in season. Their
breakfast Is always bread and
milk.
The Guinea pigs which were the
only other animals still in their in
door cages, the keeper thought
could be put in their outdoor homes
by May 7.
Richmond Boy Donates Alligator
to Glen
Taking trip to see the animals
IN the Glen On a cold, early spring
day gives one a different impress
sion Of them than one gets from
watching them on a hot summer
day.
The afternoon that the Junior
editor visited the animals last week
was just such a cold day and
cloudy besides, and the animals all
looked cold and sleepy. The bears
eyes looked drowsy and it paced
up and down its cage without ever
thinking of greeting an onlooker.
Perhaps it was its heavy coat OF
fur which made the bears feet
look smaller than ever. The owl.
too, was doing on its perch and
blinked Indignantly when greeted
with (perhaps it was inconsider-
ate) Hello, sleepy head"
The four little red foxes, unlike
most of the animals that afternoon
were alert and walking quickly up
and down their cages. Their eyes
ever keen, no trace of sleepiness
or dullness there, and their slender
pointed noses and pretty black feet
and quick movements, made one
want to stay and watch them. They
seemed so glad to see visitor.
The coyotes were too drowsy to
be stirred and the grounding,
when urged only deigned to show
one black eye from above the top
Of his bed of straw. Although
three cOons have died from sick
ness this winter, two wild ones re-
main as well as the pet one. An
American eagle has taken I'D his
residence in the Glen. Mr.. Henry
Johanning sent it a month ago
from Arizona. 1t is in a separate
cage from the big bald eagles be-
cause the "Baldies" consider them.
selves the king eagles and would
probably make life miserable for
this smaller species.
William d. Williams, Jr.. has
just presented an alligator, Mike,
to the alligator cage at the Glen.
Williams mother and sister sent it ,
TO him from Miami, Florida last
winter and he has kept 1t in his |
home for three months. 1t began
to get rather unruly, however, and
probably wanted some alligator
playmates, too, so William took it
to the Glen zoo. There are now
six small ones altogether and then,
OF course, the big one. These little
ones were all cuddled together in
the warmest corner of their swim
ming pool on the afternoon they
were visited last week and the
three turtles which occupy the
same cage were all hidden under
their shells and refused to stick
their heads out even for curiositv's
sake.