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Buenos Aires Herald - Friday, April 28, 1939.
[?]ions To Public Critics
[[image: Black and white photo of two buffalo enclosed by fencing and a wall.  Captioned: 'Two buffaloes which were brought to the Palermo zoo yesterday by Doctor W. A. Mann, director of the National Zoological Park in Washington.']]
Nothing
Wrong With
William
--
Bounding
Buffalo Reaches
Palermo
Smoking inumerable cigarettes and with an anxious frown on his brow, Dr. W. A. Mann, the director of the National Zoological Park at Washington, watched two buffaloes released from large wooden cases at the zoo at Palermo yesterday.
Dr. Mann arrived on the Uguguayan Wednesday night with these two animals, in addition to two Texas red wolves, two American eagles, two Emperor geese, twelve prairie dogs, three poisonous lizards and a number of turtles. Those which are not kept at the Palermo zoo may be sent on to La Plata.
Dr. Mann, who is one of the best known zoologists and scientists in the United States, told Herald reporter why he was worried. "It is William, the male buffalo," he said. "Four or five days ago we had some rough weather and William got himself into an awkward position in the case. He was bleeding, and I do not know how badly he might be hurt."
But the doctor need not have worried. When the animal was released he bounded forward like the 18 month-old he is, and Doctor Mann said: "I am pleased. There does not appear to be much wrong with William."
First of all Francisco, the 18 month-old female buffalo was released. She was not half as keen to get out of her case as William and needed a sharp prod in the rear quarters to make her reluctantly stroll into the cage and glare at the onlookers.
Read the label on her case concerning the cleaning of the animal's hind quarters with a scraper: "If kick, stop. Try again."
Dr. Mann said that the weather conditions during the trip had not been too favourable for the transport of animals. There had been rough and hot weather. The animals had been well cared for by the sailors, however. "Sailors are always fond of animals," said Doctor Mann. "The buffaloes each ate six quarts of grain and as much hay as they could consume every day. They also drank three buckets of water every day. The eagles each had one pound of beef every day and the wolves two pounds."
Dr. Mann has seen nearly all the big zoos in the world, but this was his first visit to Buenos Aires. He said that he was very impressed. Apart from the fact that the zoo had a number of unique specimens, he was very pleased with the way the zoo had been laid out, with the animal houses and with the idea of allowing some of the animals complete freedom.
Dr. Mann is to stay in Argentina for a number of weeks and hopes to collect a number of typical Argentine animals, reptiles and birds to take back to the states with him.
Of the specimens he has brought to Argentina perhaps the most unique are the Emperor geese, which come from the frozen north of America. The Washington zoo is probably the only one in the world to contain specimens of these geese.
Accompanying Dr. Mann are Mr. William Shippen, of the reporting staff of the "Washington Evening Star" and Dr. J. H. Gray, former professor of the American Economic Association. 
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