A NATURALIST AT THE ZOO.: By E. G. -B - ouleng,er. (Duckworth.
10s. 6d. net.)--Here ,.a:: most entertaining book, amtone which will appeal as stronsfy.tO the Fellow who knows the cagestiont behind and in friint, as tolheschool child making a first :visit. Mr. Boulenger Sets-Out as a naturalist, and his science is naturally and pleasantly scattered over these pages ; the school child will find a lot to learn.. But the best thing about the hook is its stories, which Mr. Botilenger gives us with admirable humour. Here is Guy Fawkes the -hippo. potamus, for example, who could not be induced to return to his proper paddock except " in chase of a particular keeper for whom he had a strong aversion." Here is Sam the polar bear, escaping from his cage and meeting a working man carrying a load of planks. • Four twelve-foot planks-make a lot of noise if dropped with sufficient suddenness," and it is a moot point which reached safety first, Sam or the man. And here is the elephant for whom it was agony to pass.a paper bag without examining the contents. He spied a supposed paper bag on a pram, and lifted a sleeping infant to within a foot of his mouth. He gently replaced it. There are many more stories here as good, and the clever humour of
the illustrations fits the text. "
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