-> The African Elephant 



hides. The same reports were heard about other parts of 

 the country at the same time. Happily these abuses have 

 in a great measure been remedied by the wise restrictions 

 instituted by the Governor, Count Gotzen. 



It is worthy of remark that the elephant, when at 

 large, appears scarcely ever to lie down. If there are 

 exceptions to this rule. I believe it to be those cases 



WE HAD TO OVERTURN THE ELEPHANT IN ORDER TO REMOVE HIS SKIN 



where the animals have been shot and are ill. Ele- 

 phant-hunters have a superstition that whoever meets an 

 elephant lying down will soon die. I cannot say if these 

 conditions are the same in countries where the elephant 

 is not so much sought after as on the Masai plains. 



Pitfalls, formerly common in the Kilimanjaro dis- 

 trict, but not so often met with nowadays, are often 

 avoided with much skill by the elephant. Still, as they 



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