The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1926, Page 13

WALTER, P. Ape liao Mi Finaici 0 exneition ‘ eee. FRIDAY; APRIL 2; 19267 _ _ Animals Never Before Seen In America to be Brought Alive to Washington. Rare Birds, and Reptiles Also Sought in Quest Which Penetrates the Heart of African Wilds, . ........ NDER the auspices of tlie Smithsonian. Institution of. Washington, _ preparations vhave just been completed for the greatest expedition for the. capture of wild animals known in the z00- logical history of this country. ‘The Smithsonian expedition of 1909, headed by former President Theo- dore Roosevelt, was devoted to, col- leeting specimens of wild animals for museum purposes. The object of the new quest is to colleet only ving animals, birds and reptiles for zoo exhibition and scientific pur- poses. , The Smithsonian-Chrysler Expe- dition, as..this scientific adventure is known, is being financed by Wal- ler P. Chrysler, prominent automo- bile manufacturer. It will be headed by Dr. William M. Mann, director of the National Zoological Park at Washington, who brought the urgent need of the Park for new specimens to Mr. Chrysler's attention, and in- duced him to provide the necessary funds. a Dr. ;Mann’s story was emphs-. singd by the disappointment of the theysands of children, visitors to the, park, who were not able to find.« single giraffe there. Upon. the. re- tug of Dr. Mann’s party-there will be,several giraffe’s quartered in the park together with hundreds of spec-- imen’s-of the largest and smallest. of African wild animal life, includ, ing, fully one hundred specimens never before seen alive in this coun- try, t Nh Cooperating with the Smithsonian Institution are ‘the Museum.of Com- parative Zoology at Harvard Uni- veggity, the Museum of Zoology of * the University of Michigan, the Zoo- logical Society of London, and: the Pathe News, which will make a pictarial record of the activities of the expedition and its ark-full of living animals. Tengenyiko—Lend of Wild Animals Dr. Mann. and his. party. of aci- “entists and animal men are heading for Dar-es-Salaam, the seaport for the Tanganyika, territory..of British East Africa, % At Dar-es-Salaam, the Smithson- ian-Chrysler, | d will be met by hundreds of tha best native ani- mal hugters of the be -standing, but he has —descendants of the full-blooded Africans who prospered and grew - Fich in the old African slave trade —Morogoros, Wakamis, Wagogos, and. other tribes that know this vast territory of Tanganyika, its animals, | and how to capture them. Near Dar-es-Salaam, a permanent camp will be established ngt too re- mote from the railroad, where the model cages, already built by the National Zoo at Washington, will be set up and duplicated by the na- tive carpenters and the automobiles and the army of porters made ready for the expedition, which will start for the interior of this wild country made famous by the carly explora- tions of Livingstone and Sir Henry Stanley. £ Many subsidiary expeditions will be sent out, each commanded by - members of the Smithsonian-Chrys- ler Expedition, and manned with the necessary number of practical animal men from the Washington Zoo, and groups of the best hunting natives from the particular wilder- nesses to be penetrated. « 5 By means of these parties, cach part of the Tanganyika territory will be thoroughly combed for the particular. kind of animals this ex- pedition expects to bring back to the National Zoo. * m Petsoayel of the Expedition In_ addition to Dr. Mann apd the National~ Zoological Park. animal men and the native chiefs and, their hunters.‘ this: Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition . numbers. among... its membérs’ Albert J. Lovetidge, of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. ot Harvard Unjversity, who for .cight xears was assistant game war- den in the Tanganyika territory, and who personally knows the chiefs of the various tribes to. he employed ag hunters. Dr. Loveridge is ‘al- ready at Dar-es-Salaam, naking the necessary-advance preparations. Stephen: Haweis, naturalist, artist and author, -Charles. Chariton, Pathe Moring. Picture - man, .and other well known scientific men are also..members .of the expedition, Dr.. Mann, the director, is one of the best qualified, individuals in the country fof such ap expedition. Not only: ische a scientist of reeognized had nearly en. Washingte 5 Lf ALBERT U. LOVERIOGE every kind of: Reld experience in al- most every. part ef the world on similar scientific expeditions. He is a graduate of Stanford University “and has. the degree of Doctor of Science from . Harvard. Ile was given the Sheldon Traveling Fellowship at Harvard and visited the Solomon and Fiji Islands, Aus- tralia and New Zealand, collecting specimens and data. Another of his expeditions. was to Brazil for Stanford University. Dr. Mann has been on scientific peditions to Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Colombia and other parts of Cen- tral and South: America. In. 1914 he went to Egypt and the Sudan, the Sinai Pepinsula, Palestine and Arabia with Dr. John C. Phillips, collecting specimens of animals and birds. Later he was in charge of the Mulford. Expedition. to the Amazon Valley in South America to collect and study plants. His most recent work in the fiéld has been for the Department of Agri- culture, which sent him during the last five or six years into many, countries, including Mexico, Colom. bia and Spain, on entomological, ex- tions. Dr. Mann is an accom- hed linguist, speaking. besides the Europegn languages, Arabic, Swahili, and the dialects of the Fiji tribes. : ped plish Various Species Protected In discussing the object .of the Smithsonian - Chrysler Expedition, Dr. Mann said: “We intend. to gaiher a: representative collection of live African animals, birds, and reptiles for the 3 rs Park. The African fauna is mea‘ gerly represented -in the Zoo,sand ‘Tanganyika has been selected: as-the moist attractive region of all Africa for the’ securing of quantities of ial. species of the’ more-import- ume animals. t “There are dvout.forty species of protected game in Tanganyika’ Ter- ritory and of course a host of other animals that are: not pratected. Among the most \desirable species to collect are the giraffe, no. speci- mené of which. have ever lyeen ex- hfhited. in’ the National: Zoo, the Mack (wo-horned .rhinoceros’ (only one poor-specimen.of which-has ever bean in our collection) and the; white rhinoceros, -A- quantity of antelope, including the’ sable~ antelope, the fringe-cared oryx, the. tapi, .Ahe hartebeest, the bushbuck, the kudu, varibas .reedbucks,. duikers;:-pygmy * antelope, impalla, oribj, as. wellas other; antelopes and garelles,, ‘The zebra is common in that country, but there is at present no specimen of zebra in. the, National Yoo. Rare Monkey Sought ~° “Among the tmonkess- the :Colo- bus pr Guereza, which exist an-the game, gu hibited in ities, has never been ex- Zoo, and it Is expected: arg. protecteds byv.the 7 of Museum of Comparative Zoology et Harvard . University — DR. Wad Manne ; " Zoological Parke \ \ Wash infton: D.C. ta: collect specimens of this as well as the rarer Sykes monkey. “In addition to these protected animals, the expedition will attempt to capture lions, new blood of which is badly needed in the Park; leo- pards, hunting dogs (seldom scen in captivity), various forms of wild hogs; the curious aardvark, aard wolves, hyaengs, and numerous species’ of the eats including the rarer caracul, the: hunting leopard,. and the cerval. “Returning to antelope, the cland, : the-finest of African game animals, is. represented im-the Zoo only by an aged cow, rémaining from a pair presented to the Rark by ‘the Duke of Bedford. This species of animal has been successfully propagited in. England, and it is- hoped to es- tablish a-breeding herd: in the Park. “Birds to be sought will include tvafieties of parrots and parrakects, :the'.giant ground ‘fornbill, the figh eagle, the secretary: bird: (snake killer), and the brilliant plantain eaters, sun bi-2s. and_a selection of >the various specics, of vultures. It is hoped that @ large ‘collection of the smaller brilliant “colored finches "and tallor-birds can he. seeured, in- cluding the paradise whydah, whosé body. és scarcely’ larger than a.can- “args; buf whose tail is: eight. or tem inches, long. ~*There is almost no limit as to what may‘ be-tound. «Phere is the curious “ armor plated pangolin, the little poito lemur, various squirrels, the byrax (the coney of the Bible), smaller than a rabbit, yet the clos- est relation to the elephant; ‘flying mice, elephant shrews, many kinds, of monkeys and the civet cat. “Among the reptiles are half! ia dozen species of tortois the giant leopard tortoise, which grows to a weight of nearly one hundred~ pounds, giant pythons, spitting’ cobras, puff adders, black’ mambds, “boomslangs, the monitor lizard, (which ravages “the nests of crocodiles and.eats their eggs) and various common forms of chame- leons. To Make Box Traps “Box traps'will be made. A-drive will, be undertaken where hundreds of natives will herd young animals in a stoekade.- To collect the :sav- age rhinoceros, it may be necessary, to locate -a mother. with young. Wherever ' possible, we shall avoid killing, as. this is distinctly a live animal expedition and not a big geme tunting one. Such animals as it be ¢ necessary. to kill on a trip of. this, kind will be. preserved. ‘When: the. commoner game, espec- dally ,antelopes, are shot, the meat will be. used as food for the expedi- tion and food for, (the. carnivorous ‘animals.which Jiqye. been captured. including 3 CHARLES CHARLTON Animal Photographer ++ WARTHOG In all cases‘ the skins and skulls of } thesc will be preserved as scientific specimens. “The . expedition must against” malaria: (jungle fever), ambebje “dysentery, typhoid, the dreaded sleeping sickness, as well as the ‘vatious sores and ulcers and the.terrible flies which are so preva- lent in the,-tropics. The lions and {he leopards: in some parts are so abundant that the Government office gives “9 reward for cach one killed. There are a dozen reptiles whose bite-4s almost certain death. There are als: scorpions six inches long, and ¢entipedes up to a foot. Tsetse fies, ticks by the billions, and rm-carrying mosquit abound. ee Oar eapedition will go recta for quality than quantity, and we hope to bring back the finest speci- mens possible of the species.” “As all. members of the party are. field naturalists, it is csnested il great quantities of scientit rial will’ be-brought ont," iheluding, ot course, thany. Aithorte: unknown, species, oS ty. an the wit is Ivey ens Aid th6 teed "pierpan ‘Langley, guard third Sectetary: of the Smithsonian - Institution, ‘whe. is. chiefly known at fie mate~ today for his fundamental —re- searches and, experiments in avia- tion, -- experiments. which pointed the way to modern world-wide fly- ing. In the late cighties Professor Langley realized { educational advantages.that would result from having a collection of living animals accessible to the student and as an incentive to study for the younger generation. Ile, therefore, created in) the Smithsonian Institution. Department of Living Animals. ‘hese. animals were housed in small.enclosures erected in the rear of the present Smithsonian bt ding on The Mall. The collgction grew rapidly in numbérs both br dona- tions ‘and purchase. je, sare of these animals begame sueh‘’ burden + upon the Jinmit fends, af the Insti- tution, which depends. upon 9,speage: income. of $65,000. a year from pri- val Pag 7 rer) that. Professor ley apfiedled to Congress to hy over ‘the® peo i ts Tt is curious that Si a gee of ro gress oppose the lan_on t ground that. if ‘the Federal Gor- ernment was going Into the “show business” in competition with “the greatest show on ¢arth,”-it should make it a traveling show, +