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Title: Annual report - New York Zoological Society Identifier: annualreportnewy91904newy Year: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookyear1904">1904</a> (<a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookdecade1900">1900s</a>) Authors: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookauthorNew_York_Zoological_Society">New York Zoological Society</a> Subjects: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectZoology">Zoology</a> Publisher: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookpublisherNew_York_The_Society">New York, The Society</a> Contributing Library: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookcontributorHarvard_University_Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology_Ernst_Mayr_Library">Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library</a> Digitizing Sponsor: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksponsorHarvard_University_Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology_Ernst_Mayr_Library">Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library</a>


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Text Appearing Before Image: 62 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Text Appearing After Image: VOUXG RACCOOXS. over the whole structure, to take the place of that which had become badly rusted. The completion of the new Small-AIammal House late in No- vember, rendered it possible to open that building to the public on December 25th, which was done. It contains the general mix- ture of odd small mammals which was originally contemplated —small carnivores, tropical rodents, marsupials, tropical swine, and not a few small antelopes and deer that should be elsewhere. No haste has been made in filling all the small cages of this building, for it seems desirable to make the final selections of types with considerable care. At present the most important spe- cies exhibited in this building are the hyena dog, Malay sun bear, Yaguarundi cat, genet, serval, bush-tailed meercat, white-whisk- ered paradoxure, beaver, Indian porcupine, red river-hog, and peccary. Several kangaroos and other marsupials will be added forthwith. The horned ungulates are out of place, and will be removed at the earliest opportunity. On account of the annoyance and disappointment to visitors caused by the persistence of the beavers of the Beaver Pond in keeping out of sight, a pet beaver is kept in the Small-Mammal House where it can be seen to good advantage. Both in preserving the lives of its living animals, and in properly exhibiting them to the public, the Small-Mammal


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