Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-03-30 | Page 9 | Aviary and Zoo Await Arrival of Kangaroos and Dr, Stork

Aviary and Zoo Await Arrival jOf Kangaroos and Dr. Stork - By BL'FORD BOMMEKS i Th Tracy aviary in Liberty park will be on tht lump any ' day now. - (Four kangaroo are coming. Ruasel L. Tracy, who donated the aviary to th children ol r Salt Lake City, revealed Salur-l Salur-l day that ha has two paira of kangaroo! en rout from Australia. Aus-tralia. . At the aamo time, he disclosed -' that two Japanese deer have Sheen at the aviary a couple of months. Incognito, ' until they k could become accustomed to f . their new environment. " They are ready for introduc tion to the public however, and will share a runway with the kangaroos. "I had A. G. Brain Jr, who is In Australia on an L. D. S. mission, arrange for shipment of the kangaroos," Mr. Tracy said. "He arranged for two pairs that had been used to playing with children and had been fam- lly pets. They should be In Vaucouver, B. C, on April 3.' and will be Ihere April 5 or 6." Mr. Tracy said he first had to get permission from the fed- eral government to bring the kangaroos Into the United States, then permission of the Autra- "" Tiangovernment'to ship them and make It clear that the anl-, anl-, mala were for public and not private use. ' Vm counting the MtUchet For my baby' bracket, fm going to have trunks for my monk. I'm counting tht rotes Until tht Stork tkowt If he bringi more than one, then I'm tnnk." Whether Winchell knows it or not, they're Infantidpatlng (by permission of the copyright owner, own-er, from the gag by the same guy) at the Hogle Gardens aoo, Maggie the Monkey is expectant, expec-tant, and Old Doc Hampton (Edward Hampton, the keeper) figures the blessed event should occur in April. Of course, Maggie Isn't really knitting anything but her brows. Ia the accompanying picture ah Just donned the stage props for a gag. aa she feels that publicity properly is part of all monkey business. Doc Hampton says Maggie Is getting a special diet and that her peanut rations have been cut way down. A word should be aald about Jlggs. the expectant father. Doc Hampton aays if Jlggs lives through his severe case of the swell head he may be atrong enough to go through theactual "ordeal of fatherhood. At this point Doc Hampton rushed off to work on the layette lay-ette he is preparing. Quarters for the ksngaroos will be reedy Wednesday, utilising utilis-ing a apace 40 by 60 feet parallel paral-lel to Fifth East street and west of the present, aviary buildings. Their runwsy will be shared by the Japanese deer. Mr. Tracy disclosed also that one of the deer is "expecting," which should sdd a fawn to the aviary within 30 days. The present deer cem from San Diego, but another, a buck, habeenordered from Texas. "The new buck win notarrive for another 30 days, as It can-not can-not be shipped until It hss shed Its horns.