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Show 00 MODERN ARK WITH CARGO FOR N. Y. ZOO ARRIVES NEW YORK. Oct. 29. A modern! Noah s ark docked here today when the Australian and United States line freighter, Relit buckle. urrlved with i4000 specimens of animals, birds and I reptiles, re cruited for the Bronx 7.00 during ihe la.st two years by Dr. Fills .... I r, e K r- i-pntn a.nu Siailie-J .Penvyii.1 northern parts of Australia A koala, a roly-poly armful of grey fur that looks like a teddy bear, the first to be brought to this country, v,L one of th.. prize specimens. Dr Josephs said It eats only the leaves of the eucalyptus tree and nearly a ton of these leaves were brought along from Australia The real be lle of the party, however, was a spotted female duswrus, another an-other antipodean nos-lt'. She carried nine young in her pouch Boon after thc. :hlp left Sydney scv-. scv-. ral members of the crew and officers eve-re strle lc n with tropical fever which Ir Josephs said was brought aboard by the animals. William Powers, of Chelsea, Mass- ship's cook. died. |