. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. 112 POPULAR OFFICIAL LONG-LIPPED SLOTH BEAR, THE RACCOON TREE. The Raccoons' Tree.—A permanent installation for Rac- coons has been established near the southern end of the Bear Dens, where its inmates will be near their plantigrade relatives. At the foot of the steps leading down from the Rocking Stone, a cedar-tree, forty feet in height, has been enclosed by an elliptical iron fence provided with a sheet- metal overhang which is not negotiable by any Procyon. Inside the fence is a dry yard, a pool of water
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. 112 POPULAR OFFICIAL LONG-LIPPED SLOTH BEAR, THE RACCOON TREE. The Raccoons' Tree.—A permanent installation for Rac- coons has been established near the southern end of the Bear Dens, where its inmates will be near their plantigrade relatives. At the foot of the steps leading down from the Rocking Stone, a cedar-tree, forty feet in height, has been enclosed by an elliptical iron fence provided with a sheet- metal overhang which is not negotiable by any Procyon. Inside the fence is a dry yard, a pool of water for all purposes, and the trunk of the tree is surrounded by a rustic shelter house, divided into ten warm and dry com- partments. Underneath the house is a clean and smooth wooden floor, on which the food is served. The smooth, horizontal limbs of a cedar-tree are grateful and comforting to a dozing Raccoon, and the tree is not so high that the animals can climb beyond the visual power of the visitor. THE BEAVER POND, No. 29. Hidden awaj^ in a deep valley between high hills of virgin forest lies the Beaver Pond. The spot is so secluded, so. 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York Zoological Society
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