Word: gila
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Fatigue Laboratory of the Business School, the experimenters have on hand 16 gila monsters, three dogs, two cats, five rabbits...
...part of the regular research and course work of the University, Harvard is maintaining hundreds of animals ranging from African bullfrogs and alligators, to gila monsters and South American raccoons...
...Gila Monsters Only...
...prices paid for these animals naturally vary according to their comparative rarity and difficulty in handling. Mice cost $10 a hundred, alligators vary according to size from $2.50 to $4, and the supply companies do not carry a stock of alligators exceeding four feet in length. The gila monsters are priced at $15 each while a medium-sized chimpanzee costs between $500 and $600 depending on how "civilized" the animal may be. Monkeys range from four to seven dollars. Hens, ducks, etc. are all bought at regular market prices by the pound. Pigeons and turtles both range from a quarter...
This assurance was repeated by Italy's Minister to King Zog but Albanian Foreign Minister Jafer Gila, hopping mad, protested: "Only the immediate departure of the Italian fleet can remove the bad impression caused by so many warships...