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Show AT TJFU LONDON ZOO. HOW THC CHIUDflCN ENJOY THEM 6ELVE3 ON A SATURDAY. lflf th AnlmaU la tomUn'i Clret vtdn r.i Tiivir luiir '' Wk); ,ttr4-lln In ti nig Cllj. WevlrhUi lb CtfatlnrM I U Noday 1 moromiimAtfl nttho Um Aon Zoologl?t fturdcni tlian 8tunly whni th children m,"W ln fulJ foTC mnrt,1sl hf wjui n tnimtiuii, who are UouMlrM gift 1 rnoiuti U tUlt the cfi) of thflr own rutlj "larki," but who try to lock i If Ihey cArno only a frulitmBml ijyrJUnii The littl p JiIb Vniii to j piir i-nrly In tho forniooi, twmsof Ihtm trlrikvintr a lunch bivVct whfrtln may 1 found not only thli own hrmdnnd hotter but Msciilt anl Imni fur ffMing the anliniK fliOM who urn to Uk tUIr noumUy Vfal In th rtfrtthmtnt room, how ere r, nctl not bo dtltut- of irovcndci for thttr fmir footcO ttctvuliitntie, n bun triny Mwayi b bunght for tunny, anl bluett. t are abundant on many a comrnfont ci)mitr Pint corneit ht (rrellmtnary ratiible, and then a iknrry ttnek to th lbh Iioiim. tsa-rA n 14 nVlrtrk tliA tllfltltr t l r it ! fob A Urgit glavi tank of cloar wati nccni'Ien ono rn I of (In? rnm, and Into thli prooiitely at noon an altend.iut throws a handful of tiny fbrii.n fewot them Hill llrlntf Then tho aldo of fin adjoining ontt i toniOTfttl, and down I lungo thn jefiijrti.ni to Ixo their rey ItiutiitboconfeiMel that tlulr table manner! am nut fine. They llUrally Kobbla nh after ILih, and then hurl tLeuiMlrw attut In tho wAterli,ldcntl JcIiKhlMwithtlirbAth, Another bird a Wider, ((Tactful creature, familiarly callcsl a "darter U AilniUtnl alono to tho tank, nnd hit motloni In ejitlnjf hi! fl'li dinner am wunJerful to leo. IIo weetiliroiiffli tho water llko an arrow, and unjulltu rich fbdi vm UU bill lift hU head, and In oiue rnynterloui and llKhtulng llko tnnmier catches tho victim and i wallow! It. tiik nine Of mr. rui'iiAir. Later In tho afternoon tho tcUcani am fMlnthnllttlo yard Hhere they utrut toleinnly nil day Ionic A uuall ond occuiptm lu crnter, and Into tM btt of lUh aro throwiuln learch of which tho bird, ruth iWl in-llf covering tho water with a coufuvlon of gtguntfo wnvlnj wlnni. A! thoattrudiit approachva tj carry out thli dealnx ci rcmony, tho birds awaker. from their drowsy calm, an 1 It Is ft sight not soon to bo forgotten Ifonocau watch a stately oU ,clicin lift hie wtugs and lrgin an awkward curveting In token of his joy. In the boar tt, a deep an I w ell lighted incloanire, dwell two Uars, who aro unwieldy un-wieldy with tho fatness produced by mwiy bun. Tlwy Invo betn so pcr-sUtviitly pcr-sUtviitly fnl by lsltors that when ono look ortr tho railing his Uarshlp caIiii ly tict holds out two entreating foro uiwaatilsltiln ideas, antkijutlon of a feast. IIo Catches bits of bnn In hla mouth with tho unerring skill Riven by long practice, and w 111 even climb tho iolo In tho center of tho pit, If ono will but hold a bun over It su, udod from a stick. "lint how will ho know t want hliu to climb" said n Uttlo girl, who had just bem pro Ided with this plummy briU "Jnit hold It near tho jule whero ho can gt-t It, said an attendant, 'And ho'll do the rest. Ho knows as much as wo do." So, heavily anl with much panting, tho awkward croaturo monnU hut aole, seizes tho bun, anddosuuds to munch It lu content. Tho crown! ii, Joy of nil icrhap4 for Uttlo visitors Is that of riding tho tl I'hauts, wldch, provided with great sad dies, large tuough font doxeti puople, tale their load of ihrioklng, laughing chtldrcit and go lumbertiu oil down lhi walks, waving their trunks thlssfdo and tlut lu tho hojao of rec Ivlng a stray titbit tit-bit from tho nelghliorlng crortd. ICLUna TIIK MONi. Later tn tho day coitus ouo great event, to which men tho mont serious grown person muit U lnteitftud. At half I ait 4 tho lions are fodl Lon Uforo the tlmo visitors begiu to pour luto tho bullJlng where, In largo ca;es against tho wall, llon, tigers anl leopard leop-ard aro pacing restlessly up aul down, Tlio creatures themwl.es nttd no w atches to tell theui dtnnor tlmo U near. Atthoappoiutud moment a man enters, en-ters, pushing a burrow of blcdlngincat, and w heels It post tho ca,(t a to tho very end of the room. At tho suic'l and sight p .ndcM.ot.lutn breaks loose. Ono ttrriblo roar, made by ratny voices m awful concord, hill the placo. At tho last cago tho barrow etops, a tar U ttirouu back, and two largo tleccs of meat aro thrown lu. Tholloniuuesthciu In his puns and licit contentedly down, to gnaw and lick thau with the dcllb-i dcllb-i rat ion of a well fed animal So tho programme goet on, until ouo voice after another Is silenced and tho barrow is empty. Ono very interesting fact li aUvujs to bo observed. Tho animals do not, on rcichtng their llrst piece of meat, retire to devour Iti they wait for tho second aud theu turn uway with both hld securely lu thilrpawa. They hat o tt I lently loarued how much to ciptct and cau count up to that ii amber. Judtvd the delights of tho Zoo aro almost luisaustiblo to animal loving children. Thtro U tho monkey boiuw. wluro thoM grave, wrluVlod, half hu tuun creatures sit picking Hoas from i tch other w 1th an air uf ftuiuy absorption. absorp-tion. There I tho ihlmitauzoo Sally," who will couut llto for her kin per by puulug hliu tho rei.ulslto number of straws, and who, at iiHiuvst, will eat with Iter liners, m she "used to do,M and then with it folk, tw she does now that sUo UcltillsvJ. QuvcruM8a11ylN ps ono little boy said, atid happy ihildreu who can sto berl Vuuth's Cumpanljn, |
