A baby elephant 



CHAPTER X 



THE ELEPHANT 



BY F. J. JACKSON 



THE African elephant (E. Africanus], known to the natives of 

 Zanzibar as Tembo, to the natives of Mombasa and to the 

 north as Ndovu, has, I venture to think, on account of its truly 

 colossal size, majestic bearing, and sagacity, a much better 

 claim to the position of king of beasts than the lion. It has 

 disappeared from many parts of Africa since the introduction 

 of firearms and the advance of civilisation, but in British East 

 Africa, in certain localities, it is still to be found in enormous 

 numbers. It may be hoped that whoever has the making of 

 laws for that country will strenuously endeavour to preserve 

 the elephants and protect them from professional hunters, who 

 shoot everything bulls, cows, and half-grown calves alike 

 utterly regardless of the size of the ivory, even though the 



