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13
1900
Feb. 21
to Mar. 10
(8)

I cannot undertake to describe all the
animals exhibited. They are a fine lot
and I studied them carefully and have
looked up many interesting facts about
them at home.

The following were sent from Merry-
meeting Park, Brunswick, Maine: —
Muskrats, Great horned Owls, a
fine specimen of Wild Cat, four Moose,
Porcupine, eleven Red Deer, Rabbits
(Eu.), and a cage of Raccoons.

I watched one of the Moose, whose head
was but a foot from mine, tearing off the
bark from a log, by the powerful move-
ment of his lower jaw and long teeth.

The Province of Quebec sent a good
collection: — a Fox, three Black Bear,
eight Red Deer, one Moose, an Himalayan
Goat, a young Caribou, an unusual ani-
mal in captivity, and most interesting
of all, a lot of Fox Squirrels.

These Squirrels are in a very large
and tall wire cage with a tall tree
in the middle, and the little creatures
have a free hand. I had never seen
this species before. They are about the
size of a Gray Squirrel, but the color is
quite rufous. I watched them a long time.

A magnificent specimen of Black Bear
is exhibited by the National Soldiers Home
Togus, Maine. He is a huge fellow,