AFRICAN ELEPHANT 481 
Head of African Elephant. 
The AFRICAN ELEPHANT (Elephas [Loxodon] africanus). 
Arb, Galla. Njovu, Waganda. 
Dakana, Danakil. Temba, Swahili. 
Fyl, Sudani. Tepo, M’Kua. 
Marodi, Somaii. Thlo, Ngami. 
Muzovu, Chila. Tlo, Barotsi. 
Nyovu, Chilala and Chibisa. Zahon, Abyssinian. 
Some of the distinctive features of the African elephant are indicated 
under the heading of the Indian species. 
The African elephant, although still abundant in many regions of 
Central Africa, in the southern part of the continent is rapidly 
approaching extinction. A remarkable exception to this process of 
extermination is, however, to be found in the south and east of Cape 
Colony, where, since the year 1830, wild elephants have been 
systematically preserved by Government. Strong troops of these 
protected elephants still roam the dense and impenetrable jungles of 
the Addo Bush and the Knysna and Zitzikamma forests. Farther 
inland the ivory-hunters have for a generation past been so actively 
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