Field journal of Heller December 1915 to February 1916
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Sima Ann Lee, 2 from Holland Lee, 15 went out to the Zoological park to photograph animals armed with a permit from the Minister of Forestry obtained by Mr. Marshall. The director was out but the keeper, a very German who formerly worked in Africa for Taggebach showed me around. The 2 gorillas Spectacles bear were very tame they went into their cage. They came up to us & stood on their hind feet upright when they got too friendly the keeper shoved them away. They are 8 + 9 from Nigeria & are about 4 years old, we also took in Nicaragua which was tame & stood quietly within 10 feet yrs. I took some photos of the condors also but da didn't go inside their cage.