THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT 



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Head of African Elephant. 



The AFRICAN ELEPHANT (Elephas [Loxodon] africanus). 



Arb of the Gal las. 



Dakana of the Abyssinians (Danakil). 

 Fyl of the Sudanese. 

 Marodi of the Somalis. 

 Njovu in the Chilala and Chibisa 

 countries. 



Njovu of the Waganda. 

 Temba of the Swahilis. 

 Tepo of the M'Kua. 

 Thlo in Ngamiland. 

 Tlo in Barotsiland. 

 Zahon of the Abyssinians. 



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 

 n'nland the ivory-hunters have for a generation past been so actively 



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