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African Elephant Head. 
ELEPHANT (E. africanus). 
Do. (E. indicus). 
Swahili Name—‘ Temba.” Judian Name— Hathi.” 
Chinyanza Name—‘ Njobvu. 
The African Elephant, although still abundant in many regions of 
Central Africa, is in the southern part of the Continent rapidly 
approaching extinction. A very remarkable exception to this melan- 
choly 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. A permit 
to shoot one of these elephants—costing 4£20—is to be obtained at 
Cape Town. Farther inland the ivory hunters have for a generation 
past been so actively employed, that, despite the vast numbers of these 
great mammals which forty or fifty years since thronged the interior 
from the Orange River northwards, but a few troops are now left south 
of the Zambesi. In all Khama’s Country of Bamangwato, for instance, 
