General Guide

macaque. Its home is in the tree tops and it is an eater of insects, berries and fruits. None of these animals have ever been found in the United States. SKELETONS. CASE 12. In the lower part of this case are a series of skeletons. No. 756 is the skull of a hippopotamus from South Africa, presented by Mr. E. W. Payne of Springfield. No. 447 is the skeleton of a Virginia deer, No. 456 represents the skeleton of a black bear. The skeletons of the following smaller mammals are represented: the wood hare No. 499 ; the muskrat No. 490, Anna, Ill.; the raccoon No. 497; the opossum No. 522, Illinois; the mink No. 477, Normal, Ill.; the prairie mole No. 515; and the sewellel No. 517, Washington. CENTRAL MAMMAL CASE. CASE 14. In the large case adjacent are assembled a number of the larger mammals both carniverous and herbiverous. The eye naturally falls first upon the grizzly bear No. 454. A grizzly bear is the largest and most ferocious of all bears. He is a great traveler, loves water, swims well but cannot climb trees. He is an omniverous feeder. At certain seasons of the year its principal means of subsistence is roots of small plants and flowers, and when hunting for these he tears up great stretches of country in a surprisingly short time. At other times his chief food is fish. The grizzly is a skillful fisherman. He stands upon a rock or log or in the water and snatches at fish with lightning rapidity, scooping them high out upon the bank. After he has eaten a...