AFRICAN ELEVi[\\'\:.—Lodo(/o,i/a ^Ifricana. 



^riic African Ei-kpiiant is spread ovci a very wide range of coiinlry, cxtond- 

 iiif^ from Senegal and Abyssinia to the borders of tlie Cape Colony. Several 

 conditions arc required for its existence, such as water, dense forests, and the 

 absence of human habitations. 



Although it is very abuiulant in the locality which it inhabits, it is not often 

 seen by casual travellei's, owing to its great vigilance. In spite of its enormous 

 dimensions, it is one of the most invisible of forest creatures, aiul a herd of 



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