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that of the Indian Elephant, which is concave), and the 

 longer legs. General colour dark grey-brown or slate- 

 brown. The hairs of the tail are black, thick and wiry^ 

 and from these bracelets are made by the natives of 

 Central and East Africa. Height at the shoulder from 

 9 to 12 feet. Length of tusks from 1 to 7 feet, the 



Fig. 33. — Herd of Elephants feeding in the marshes of Maputoland 



males' being usually from 2 to 5 feet, while females* 

 seldom reach a length of more than 8 or 4 feet. Selous 

 gives the average weight of those of South African males 

 at 50 lb., and of the females at 10 to 14 lb. 



The record pair known came from Kilimanjaro and 

 weighed 225 and 235 lbs. respectively, and were 10 feet 

 4 inches in length. A pair in the Transvaal Museum^ 



