TUSKS OF ELEPHANTS 



been seen to approach this in size. Anything 

 near 150 pounds in weight is considered enor- 

 mous ; and this weighs 228 pounds. It was 

 brought from Zanzibar ten years ago, and is one 



Fig. 69. — Skeleton of Indian Elephant {Elephas tnaximus). 



of a pair which probably formed part of the 

 treasure collected by Emin Pasha. 



In Fig. 68 we have represented the skeleton 

 of a creature very similar to the true Elephant, 

 but that it has sUghtly different teeth and a 

 more " snouty " or elongated head and jaw. It 



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