THE ELEPHANT 247 



hog and the yellow - backed duiker probably 

 occur in certain localities in the north and centre 

 of the country. 



The ELEPHANT (Elephas africanus) (Onjamba 

 or N'jambe in practically all dialects), at one time 

 plentiful and widely distributed, is becoming very 

 scarce owing to continued destruction, and al- 

 though temporarily protected, its extermination 

 seems a melancholy certainty. 



Elephant come together and form large herds 

 at the beginning of the rainy season, and roam 

 widely, but the dry season distribution of this 

 animal, as far as I can discover it, is as follows : 

 In places along the Congo River and district, and 

 the middle reaches of the Coanza ; along the 

 Coporollo River and its tributaries (where I met 

 a herd of 200), between the Cacoluvar and Cunene 

 Rivers ; in the valley of the Vibora, a tributary 

 of the lower Cunene ; at the source of the River 

 Bcro just to the north of this ; between the upper 

 reaches of the Cunene and Cubango, near the 

 Colui and Cubangue Rivers ; and along the lower 

 reaches of the Cubango and Cuando. 



In 1920 elephants were royal game in Angola, 

 and could only be shot on a special permit, or if 

 proved to be destroying crop, or dangerous. The 

 protection of this increasingly rare animal is so 

 desirable, that it should be carefully respected 

 by any sportsman. I regret to say, however, 

 that an American deliberately shot three elephants 

 while I was in Angola, and was fortunate to 

 escape with a fine. 



The Angolan elephant, like others of its kind 



