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were very affectionate & the keeper took [[cross-out]]the[[/cross-out]] some of them out of the cage which clung to him affectionately. One cage of large brown Langurs or Sacred apes were striking in size & very friendly. No African animals except Zebras & lions were seen in the gardens. The keeper in the reptile house went into the snake pens & stirred up the cobras for us which lay concealed beneath piles of dry grass. When aroused by being lifted up by the middle of the body they stood erect with spread hood & struck at him. Those I [[cross-out]]saw[[/cross-out]] observed narrowly showed no fangs when the mouth was open, the fangs having been extracted doubtless & this accounted for the keepers fearlessness.