GIANTS WITH lUSKS AND TRUNK. 



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the regions of an almost perpetual summer, he grubs up 

 roots with his tusks, pulls down branches with his trunk 

 to browse on their frliage, or feeds on the luxuriant 

 herbage, enjoying greater ease and security than any 



TJie Elephant and the Tiger. 



other quadruped. His great size and strength place him. 

 beyond the dread of other animals ; and, like all the 

 herbivora, he is of mild disposition, having no occasion to 

 wage war upon others for the satisfaction of his natural 

 cravings. 



8. The home of the wild elephant is in Central and 

 Southern Africa and in India. The most effective way 

 of capturing them is by means of inclosures, into which 

 a herd is driven and kept until tamed. In preparing for 

 the drives of a large herd, the hunters, numbering from 



