. Wild animals in captivity; being an account of the habits, food, management and treatment of the beasts and birds at the "Zoo", with reminiscences and anecdotes. Animal behavior. THE GREAT ANT-EATER with occasionally arrowroot, milk, and the yolk of ':^^;^, consuming about 21 oz. of food per day. This animal was afterwards sent to the Zoological Gardens in Hamburg, and livf;d a very long time on the food mentioned above. In 1867 a fine young female was presented to this Society by Dr. Palin, and on its arrival at the (Jardens was in rather poor condition, having been fed principall
. Wild animals in captivity; being an account of the habits, food, management and treatment of the beasts and birds at the "Zoo", with reminiscences and anecdotes. Animal behavior. THE GREAT ANT-EATER with occasionally arrowroot, milk, and the yolk of ':^^;^, consuming about 21 oz. of food per day. This animal was afterwards sent to the Zoological Gardens in Hamburg, and livf;d a very long time on the food mentioned above. In 1867 a fine young female was presented to this Society by Dr. Palin, and on its arrival at the (Jardens was in rather poor condition, having been fed principally. THE GliEAT A^'T-EAliiii. upon milk and eggs: but strips of raw beef and mutton, however, were substituted, and upon this food, with the addition of a little bread-and-mUk, the animal soon in- creased in size and strength in a very remarkable manner. Improbable as it may appear, I found this animal some- what partial to ripe fruit, particularly soft pears and apples, which she would eat with apparent relish if Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bartlett, Abraham Dee; Bartlett, Edward, comp. and ed; Zoological Society of London. London, Chapman and Hall, Ld.
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