. Beasts & men; being experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animals. 208 BEASTS AND MEN account of the severe weather. None of the creatures ever caught cold, and the six young ones, which in June weighed from 60 to 70 lbs. apiece, had by the following February reached an average weight of 340 lbs. Successful acclimatisation experiments have been carried out with a variety of other animals besides ostriches. Re- markable results have been obtained with nearly all the dif- ferent kinds of antelopes, with elands, gnus, beisas, etc. Last winter we had, among other kinds, six spe
. Beasts & men; being experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animals. 208 BEASTS AND MEN account of the severe weather. None of the creatures ever caught cold, and the six young ones, which in June weighed from 60 to 70 lbs. apiece, had by the following February reached an average weight of 340 lbs. Successful acclimatisation experiments have been carried out with a variety of other animals besides ostriches. Re- markable results have been obtained with nearly all the dif- ferent kinds of antelopes, with elands, gnus, beisas, etc. Last winter we had, among other kinds, six specimens of the Dorcas gazelle which gam- bolled about at a temperature several degrees below freezing- point just as cheerfully as if it had been summer. There is no doubt that all the species of antelope can be left out of doors throughout the winter so long as they have access to a covered shed where they can obtain shelter if necessary. When they are confined in close quarters they are much more liable to contract disease. The great antelope houses which most Zoo- logical Gardens possess are al- together a mistake, as also is the system of keeping the animals apart in separate stalls. They thrive much better when they are allowed to herd together, and any additional cost of tending or feeding the animals can be covered by breeding, for which the closer companionship naturally gives greater opportunities. In my garden, which has been specially laid out for the purpose of facilitating my acclimatisation experi- ments, I have hit upon several minor devices for giving shelter from rain and wind. The gables of the roofs project far out so as to afford shelter and a dry resting-place beneath, free from rain and snow. Some of the houses are so constructed that the outer door, instead of leading directly into the main. Dorcas gazelles in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration a
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