MAN WHO CAPTURED TWO TREE KANGAROOS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 25 May 1936, Page 3

MAN WHO CAPTURED TWO TREE KANGAROOS

LONDON ZOO KEEPER’S ADVENTURES IN NEW GUINEA CLUE TO LOST RACE? (By Air Mail—From a Special Correspondent) LONDON, 2nd May.' In six months’ leave of absence, a keeper ‘at the Loudon Zoo became explorer, bunted the liu-tail lizard in the East Indies, and brought lmek to Regent's Park, a collection of living specimens hitherto unknown in Bri tain. Modest hero of the great adventure was Keeper E. Lamvorn, who joined. Lord Moyne's expedition in search of a lost white race in New Guinea. But he had little interest, really in lost races. It was the prospect of adding rare specimens to his corner at the Reptile House, that tempted him to turn explorer. The Zoological Society granted Mr Lamvorn special leave of absence. Last October he set sail from Southampton in the former Chanel steamer Rosaura. \ow he is back with a remarkable ■bag.” It was in Amboina, Dutch East Indies, that he trapped the lintail fruit eating lizard, noteworthy for its

shape ami fruitarian habits. Experts have been • unable to discover the reason for the'regtile’s fin. But there it is for all' to ’see -when they visit the zoo. . . i Among other ne w specimens'are two tree kangaroos. •Scientists are closely watching them in. the Zoo’s sanatorium. It is thought they may, provide a clue to the lost civilisation of New Guinea. Two baby cassowary, re type of black ostrich from New Guinea, and some ■additional Gibbons monkeys, are- among the’ other trophies' brought back by Keeper Lamvorn. Even the British Museum has much for which to thank Keeper Lanworn and the Lord Moyne expedition. Keeper Lanworn has just taken to; the Museum a very good cgilectijjii of natural history specimens-,--which he and others of the expedition-collected, and which are still-in .the process of identification!' . ■ The Museum authorities have- so -fa r failed to identify quite a number of specimens which still have'-to -have new names, and one of_ them v will probably be called after the explorer-keeper of. the Reptile House. ......