THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT 



{Elephas africanus) 



Indhlovu of Zulus and Amaxosa ; Incubu of Matabele ; Thloo 

 of Bechuanas ; Tlo of Barotse ; Thlo of Ngami ; Muzovu 

 of Chila ; ^Tepo of M'Kua ; Njovu of Waganda, Chilala and 

 Chibisa ; Arb of Galla ; Dakana of Danakil ; Fyl of Sudani ; 

 Giwa of Hausa ; Marodi of Somali ; Zahon of Abyssinia ; 

 Temba of Swahili. 



The African Elephant, or Oliphant of the Dutch 

 colonists, inhabits the wooded regions of Africa from 

 the eastern parts of the Cape Province to the Sudan. 

 It was formerly common all over South Africa, even 

 in the vicinity of what is now Cape Town. Elephants 

 were abundant in the Cape Peninsula in the early 

 days of Van Riebeck about the year 1653. An 

 Elephant was shot not far from Cape Town in the 

 year 1702. In 1761 they were common immediately 

 north of the Oliphant River in the district of Clan- 

 william. In the more densely wooded eastern parts 

 of the Cape Province, Elephants were systematically 

 hunted for sport and profit until about the year 

 1830. 



In Natal, Elephants survived the constant persecu- 

 tion to which they were subjected till about i860. 

 Beginning at the Cape, the extermination of 

 Elephants proceeded north, west and east, and to 



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