NATIVE BIRDS
Sir, —As a lover of birds I certainly think the proposal to hare a portion of the zoo set apart to provide a home for native birds a good idea. ] understand these will not be kept in cages (that would be barbarous treatment), but will live under conditions similar to those under which they live in the bush or native haunt. To those many unfortunates who cannot visit the bush it will be both an education and a joy to hear the songs and to see the songster. Your correspondent, Mr. H. 13. Armitage, surely insults all visitors to the zoo when he labels them as "ignorant and unthinking." The very fact of their visiting the zoo clearly indicates that they can "think," and as for the birds they certainly do not mind if the visitor gapes or stands on his head; they are quite polite about it. We can learn quite a lot from birds. Kaye.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22515, 4 September 1936, Page 15
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