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if Badkeshees was forthcoming one of the interesting sights to me now the great colonies of fruit bats living in the open trees of the park, hundreds were suspended from the trees at one corner of the park the bats being social in habits. Many hung in bright light & one dead or leafless tree was quite filled by bats much to my surprise a few moved about & shifted their position as I watched them. They show the same immunity to sunshine that Megaderma does in Africa.
Herds of Elds deer & the Hog deer, and all of this were seen in Goodbooks. Several pairs of Pandas were exhibited. The gibbons