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Show FoAhj Talo A Vny-GRAHAM 'BONNER m. IT i- WIIW NHr't VMKX AFRICAN ANIMALS "Here's another copy of Zoo notes," said Blllle Brownie as he arrived In Brownleland. "1 have made an extra, you see." There, marked at the top of the birch bark newspaper was the word Extra and below that was written: "Special Kditlon on African Animals." "1 must explain," said Blllle Brownie, "that some of these anlumls ant to be found In Asia, too, "Some of them live In the north of Africa and some In the south and some toward the west and so forth. "They don't all live In one pnrt of Africa but they nil do live In Africa, Just as though 1 were filling my lilrch DHrk newspaper full of nil sorts of notes about anlniuls living in one part or another of America." Below the words "Special Kditlon on African Animals" were the news Items which were as follows: Henry Hyenn has a terrible laugh H Ik a wild, crazy kind of a laugh. Ills hind lefts are not as long as his front ones, but that Is not why he laughs. It Is his nature. Often he laughs out of anger, but sometimes he laughs with delight. A dreadful looking twtngabey arrived ar-rived not long ago at a r.oo fur away, and people said that be looked as though dressed for a fancy dress par ty, as It didn't seem possible for any one to go through life looking as he did nil the time. Hut he said It whs his tisuul appearance and that lie belonged be-longed to the monkey family. Mr. Aoudad still eatu bis meals first while Mrs. Aoudnd waits. After he finishes Mrs. Aoudad has her meul. Otherwise he Is a very considerate con-siderate mate, hut It is his rule to eat first. He Is a member of a family that Is related to both the Goat and Sheep families. He has long whiskers and long silky hairs covering his legs. His home Is In the mountains of northern Africa hut he never complains com-plains about the weather no matter where he Is. He climbs about the rocks In the free state and stays quite still so that he nl.uost looks like a rock from the distance with his coloring blending In with the color of the scenery. Cheetah, or Hunting Leopard, Is a member of the family trained to bunt with men. He Is very clever and he Is very gentle with those who bnve trained him unless lie is Injured or , unkindly treated. The Cape Buffalo Is n wild creature. He wishes It to he known that he whs i . - i The Blessbok Is a Very Beautiful Antelope. never willing to help with the work of tils people as the Indian water Buffaloes are. He has big horns and dark brown hair. He hasn't such a rounded back as the Amerlcun Buffalo or Bison has. But he Is very, very strong and very, very dangerous and wild. The Blessbok Is a very beautiful antelope and many call him Beautiful Blessbok. He has handsome rounded horns. And, The African animals send their greetings to all their friends. More of them will tell their stones and about their habits and ways from time to time, but they couldn't get any more ready- fo'r this Issue of the birch hark news. They will do what they can again as will all the others, for they all llc to have as many people know about them as Is possible. There are a few. of course, who don't care, but most animals want people peo-ple to know about them so that they will bear of their good points and will like them. They also want to he treated well, for after all they have feelings even If tbey don't know the language of humans. hu-mans. They want, more than anything In the world, to be treated fairly. |
