Show in the land of nod 7 hew ilow th beart boarts of the th desert and jangle go to sleep chicago infer inter ocean very few pe people ople know how bow wild animals sleep there are two or two or three reasons why this ia a so one is that it ia is not healthy to spy upon wild animals asleep or awake if they are of savage varieties and those wretched creatures ell that pass pus a lifetime of v captivity ty for the pleasure of man can be seen ordinarily only at such hours as they are awake and watching for the keeper to come around with their food there are a few gentlemen who have enjoyed the privilege of gaz ing upon the beasts af 0 f the forest all and jungle gle and plain during the their ir aki waking 1 1 ug hours in in their native haunt and a few of these intrepid gentlemen got away to tell about it but not riot even a it da chaillou or audubon boasts bouts of 11 surprising ur lions and tigers and su such assertive beasts while enjoying their natural sleep in the middle of the night in the depths of jungle and forest how flow does an elephant sleep was asked of the special policeman who guards the animals at the lincoln park zoo his attention being directed to the female elephant p bant duchess Du cheas bedad bedi I 1 dont know was the it answer newer ive been here these two years and its never asleep ive seen that brute ive seen her eat and drink and walk and pull at her chain stand on her head while a she he scream edwith rage ive seen her good natured and in a tantrum but ill be blessed if ever ive seen her asleep oh yea ive seen her lie down but she always has beadlike eye open and has berless her legs under ready to get up if you want to see a seal or a sea lion liou asleep you must watch for him when the sun shines brightly and ho he has had his dinner of raw fish then he is at peace with the whole world and even forgets to roar at such times the two representatives prel enta tives of the species at the park k mii may be seen dozing in loving embrace br lying extended upon the rocks on the little island in the midst of their pond it is usual to see one with its bead pillowed billowed pill owed u upon pon the back of the other A negative of the sea lions was obtained during the morning succeeding the ex acu tion very successfully from talks wi 45 the keepers and investigations made along toward daylight it was learned that tigers sleep differently from lions panthers or leopards panthers and leopards have more of the charach char act of the domestic cat eat curl up into balls and snuggle their b heads ea ds under their paws orb or bury UZ U them under their arm pits while the tiger disdainful 0 of pits cu cuddling d ling usually lies down deliberately at full length usually with his or her heau head resting against the side of the cage there is a history connected with clipper bho she ia is the only animal now in the park that does not belong to the park department part ment about five years ago a 10 circus man named hutching bins brought the tiger then about two te years ears old to the zoo and offered to let t t the he keople people of chicago chicag have it f for or its I 1 keep beep until tuch such time as ho he had use for it from that time to this he hag has never seen hia his property pr 0 and the tigress has grown agerty into to a handsome Spec specimen imea of her species she is kindly for a tiger that is not entirely depraved and does not pass page her entire existence trying 9 to inveigle people near enough to tear lear strips of flesh out of them with her c claws aws among the bears it no unusual sight to see or even two 0 of f the animals perched upon the bra branches aches of a tree asleep it would seem that the bear must fall from bis his exalted per perch C h perch but he wedges himself there there and sinks his long claws into the wood so firmly that he is practically nailed there it was growing cold and damp and the early morning breeze pierced the marrow of ones bones A hasty retreat was made to the animal house which had bad gradually become quie tand a second entrance made this time the animals were restless and walked about but the they y eoon soon recognized the voice of the attendant and one by one lay down and composed themselves them selve duchess the elephant was seen to lie down on her side and stretch her er legs out preparatory to enjoying a snooze by the dim ii light gh i it was possible to take a sketch which was done duchess is said to be about 20 years old and is not what may k be e called a handsome brute she ia to somewhat quarrelsome in di dispose lion tion and at times gets into tantrums that require severe measures she rarely lies down passing most of her time on her feet the eagles were also observed asleep on their dead branches during the early morning and nd a sketch made the light n not 0 t being 1 sufficiently strong to admit of t taking a negative bo so it will seem that it is not necessary to 6 go into the wilds of africa to study nature in repose ose beasts of the field and forest during durin their sleeping moment |