. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 115. TWO-TOED SLOTH. at the Primate House, where they seem to be fully acclima- tized. In form and habit they are remarkable animals, and well worthy of close attention. The Egg-Laying Mammals.—For several months there were exhibited here two Echidnas—of all small mammals ever seen alive in New York the most wonderful. The Ech- idna comes from Australia, the home of remarkable types of animals, and belongs to the lowest Order of Mam- mals, (Monotremata). Like its distant relative, the duck- billed platyp
. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 115. TWO-TOED SLOTH. at the Primate House, where they seem to be fully acclima- tized. In form and habit they are remarkable animals, and well worthy of close attention. The Egg-Laying Mammals.—For several months there were exhibited here two Echidnas—of all small mammals ever seen alive in New York the most wonderful. The Ech- idna comes from Australia, the home of remarkable types of animals, and belongs to the lowest Order of Mam- mals, (Monotremata). Like its distant relative, the duck- billed platypus, it reproduces by laying eggs! Its back is covered with short but very thick spines, and its nose is a long, slender beak, absolutely unique. Other examples of this species will be exhibited whenever possible. THE PUMA AND LYNX HOUSE, No. 33A. Near the Small-Mammal House (No. 35) will be found a log cabin with its entire front opening into two wire- covered yards. The interior of the building is provided with sleeping-dens in which the occupants of the two en- closures can keep dry and warm. This installation is for lynxes, but half of it is occupied by pumas. Already it has fully proven the desirability of keeping lynxes and pumas constantly in the open air, and without artificial heat. To lynxes especially there is nothing more deadly than a well- heated room, 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 New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York zoological Society
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