| Show Elephants' Elephants Memories as Short as Their Tails According to an Expert at Zoo Experts at the zoological park in Brookfield are busy disputing time- time honored fables about animals You Youcan Youcan Youcan can forget the following advises a Chicago United Press correspondent in the Detroit Free Press An elephant has a good memory Monkeys like bananas The humming bird has a small appetite Beasts of the jungle are cruel In fact name any of the popular beliefs about animals and Robert Bean assistant director of the zoo will give you a two to one bet that youre you're wrong He and his assistants assistants assistants assist assist- ants based their conclusions on ob ob- The elephant for example has a memory no longer than his tail Doctor Bean cited the case of Hon Hon- Honey Honey ey cy a baby elephant which was rescued rescued rescued res res- cued from frum starvation n in the wilds of Africa by Christoph brought the animal to Chicago and for months nursed it along on a bot bot- tle He was absent from town for eight months and when he returned Honey gave him the snub didn't remember him at all The female elephant is reputed to M breed at the age of 40 to 50 but Doctor Doctor Doctor Doc Doc- tor Bean said in reality she breeds at six to eight years Monkeys like bananas Doctor Bean poo the idea Give a monkey a bag of popcorn if you want to make him happy And humming birds They have an appetite that rivals the greediest pig in the sty Beast cruel Not at all A hungry tiger Doctor Bean said does away with its prey in short order as if it it had deep sympathy for the unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate jungle pal it is necessary to devour for sustenance A house cat Doctor Bean said is more cruel in playing with a po helpless mouse before be be- fore eating it than the most feared jungle cat The lay public has one inning though according to the experts of the zoo A leopard really cant can't change hange its spots |
