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creature about the size of a house
rat, which seems to he a combination
of rat, kangaroo and an elephant
1t is believed to be the only specimen
pf its kind in America.
Five purple-faced monkeys, also the
only specimens of their kind in the
United States.
A cage of rare blue monkeys
A blue duiker and dickdicll. small
est of the antelope family, which are
about the size of small rabbits, but
which have perfectly developed horns.
An African wild cat, the sacred cat
of ancient Egypt and the probable
ancestor of the domestic cat.
Five varieties of parrots, none of
which Is now represented in American
ZOOS.
A rare white-headed vulture.
Five impalla. probably the most
graceful of living creatures, which
can jump seven or eight feet without
the slightest apparent effort,
strictly aquatic frog, which never
goes on land.
There are also many leveridge soft
shelled tortoises, new to the United
States, which DR.. Mann plans to dis
tribute
A great kudu. one of the rarest of
the antelope family.
Besides these extremely rare ami
mails, there are five hyena. % African
hawks. 20 large birds. including a
purple roller; six crown cranes, a cage
of African tawny- -chested eagles, 300
small birds. including considerable
number of beautiful paradise fincheS;
70 monkeys, of all the ordinary and
some rare varieties: all types of ba-
boons in East Africa, cage of wart
hogs. Is African antelope. a water
mongoose, and 70 smaller mammals
including African genets. and num-
ber of ratels. African badgers, which
are the most powerful creatures for
their size in existence.
Doubles Zoo Population.
The collection will more than double
the population of the Zoo. All but
the hoofed animals will be sent at
once, but these will be kept III quar-
antine at the East Baston Army base
for two weeks. or until it is certain
that they bear no traces Of hoof and
mouth disease.
1t was first planned to take them
into quarantine at the Hagenbeck
Brothers wild animal farm in Nashua
y. H.. transporting them over the
road in trucks The day dawned cold
and rainy, however, and John r.
the Hagenbeck firm made hasty ar
rangementS to use the heated Army
base.
The Zoo will become an orphan
asylum for a time. Nearly all of Dr.
Mann's acquisitions are babies and
they have been nursed like babies all
the way from East Africa. Some of
the more delicate animals members of
the expedition have kept in their
>tifl, fhpno the S\I1HHlp6
in wooden blankets and have fed every
mouthful OF specially prepared food
by hand.
Nearly every animal, however, was
caught in nets or traps. DIR. Mann
takes special pride in the fact that not
q single mother animal was killed in
order to take away her brood.
When the City of Calcutta docked
DIR. Mann announced his engagement
to Miss Lucille Quarry of New York,
who was on the pier to meet him.
The wedding will take place, probably
in Washington. some time this Win
ter. but no definite date has been set.
Among others who met the boat
was Comdr. Richard Byrd North Pole
fver. and staff of scientists from
Harvard University. where DR.. Mann
once was student. Daniel Harker.
superintendent of the Boston Zoo,
also looked over llt COllttlAcIi. w Al
liam H. blackburn head keeper at
the Zoo, with one assistant. was on
hand to superintend the unloading.
DIR. Mann will proceed to Washington
as soon as possible
The expedition, DR. Mann said. was
singularly free Of adventure. They
proceeded as far rs possible by auto
and then struck into the bush viz
gin territory where wild animals
abound There they made arrange
: ments for large numbers Of native
boys, and a common means OF trap
ping was to inclose an area OF several
acres with nets and then gradually
close the circle. They were ably as
sisted by two white elephant hunters,
Charles GoSS and George Runton, who
make a good living in Tanganyika by
killing three elephants Il year, all the
government allows them.
Two Natives i'm Party.
Not the least interesting among the
arrivals are two natives. Saldi ana
James, who DIR. Mann says. are the
most remarkable handlers of wild an
;mals he has ever met. These two
negroes cuddle the snarling monkeys
like infants They will be brought
to the Zoo, shown the sights OF Wash.
ington and then sent back TO Africa.
Said, who wears a red fez is de-
vout Moslem and left more than
score of wives behind him to accom-
pany his new friends. James is
christian mission boy, who refuses
to tell his tribal name, considering 1t
relic of the days when he was a
heather, and hence unholy.
The leopards will come TO Washing
ton in the traps in which they were
,,a,pbt Snaciallv constructed at the
Zoo by Mr.. Blackburn last Spring.
This was on the principle of the old
fashioned box trap and was baited
with a live goat. The trap sprung.
however. before the leopard could
reach the goat. so that one goat
served for all the captures.
The monkeys have been divided into