Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
RARE NEW GUIANA
ANIMALS BROUGHT
TO NATIONAL zoo.
Dr.. William Mann and Wife
Return With 400 Mammals,
Birds and Reptiles.
STRANGE CUXIO MONKEY
AND SLOTHS INCLUDED
Two-Toed Beast Spends Life Up
side Down, but Is Very
Aggressive.

Rr;npirg more than 400 mammals,
birds and reptiles, representing an al.
most complete cross section OF the WIG
life of British New Guiana, DR.. VIII
liam M. Mann, director of the Natlonal
Geological Park, was back in Washing
ton TODAY after two months IN tne
South American jungles.
Some of the animals represent species
probably in captivity for the tirst time;
Among these are the strangely SNAPPED
CllXio monkey. a small. night PROVING
dweller in the high tree tops, Whlch
even the Guiana Indians seldom nave
seer. and the two-toed sloth. rare
species Of this family which spends
its whole life upsidedoWn, sleeping ana
eating suspended from branches by It's
long claws.
Four-Eyed OpOssum Found.
The collection included one OF the
largest armadillos in captivity. several
ant eaters. A tWo-toed sloth. three
species OF South American monkeys
three of those giant rats known as capa :
baras, an ocelot ana a laguronol cat.
A queer member of the collection Is tn-
fCur-eved opossum. This creature does
not actually have four eyes, but under
its real eyes are designs on its tur wnlch
appear to be two extra eyes.
The two-toed Sloth, DIR. Mann SAID
may be the most valuable animal IN tne
collection. 1t is very rare and, while IL
differs little in outward appearance
from the three-toed Sloth. is an entTeiy
different animal The three-toed sloth
customarily seen in captivity, Is apou'
the most sluggish of living animals,
which hardly can be provoked into
fight. The two-toed sloth is a very
aggressive, fairly lively animal.
Carry Many Birds.
The bulk of the collection Is made
I'D of curious birds and reptiles. Among
the birds are many rare parrots, sur
bitterns, the almost priceless ltae
macaw. trumpeterS, blue and brown
tanagers, and bush turkeys and pheas-
ants which represent all the game-blrdS
of Northern South America.
The reptiles include coral snakes, lei
de lanceS, boa constructors and anacaon-
das and many smaller snakes, some oil
which may be new to science. Inc
rarest of the snakes is the rainbow boa
a large constructor which has all the
colors of the rainbow in its clustering
skin. There are many toadS, frogs ano
lizards and six caimans, or South Amer
lean crOcodileS.
Fail to Find Rare Toad.
Almost Superhuman eHoTtS AdLeu u
yield the most priced of the Guiana
reptiles, the Surinam toad, which car
ries its young in pockets on its back
In an effort to capture this animal, DR.
Mann had several canals, a half mile
long and IL feet deep, entirely drained
Of water and the mud at the bottoms
thoroughly explored. This required the
services of large number of labor
ers, hiIed at 20 cents day. At thl:
rate. Or. Mann said. the total cost o.
draining such a canal was about $3.50.
DR.. Mann was accompanied to Brit
ish Guiana by Mrs. Mann and Frank
Lowe Zoo keeper. They sought specl-
mems. assisted by Indian hunters. alone
the Essequibo and Pomercom Rivers
venturing into wild and almost unin-
habited country. The trip involved
shooting dangerous rapids and on one
occasion the boats just ahead of them
were overturned, drowning II natives.
They made their headquarters al
Georgetown, the capital of British Gu.-
ana. and received much assistance from
the British officials They also Travelled
for several days with a surveying party
mapping the Brazil-VeneZuela-Gu Guiana
border.