THE INDIAN ELEPHANT 



the Travancore Government has not been so liberal 

 in this respect, though it seems probable that as the 

 planting industry upon those hills is advancing by 

 enormous strides, the complaints of the planters 

 regarding the damage done by elephants may 

 induce the Government to grant occasional per- 

 mission to shoot a few tuskers. 



In jungles owned by private individuals, leave 

 from the proprietor is all that is required, but 

 there are not many such in which elephants exist, 

 the zemindary of Guntamanaikanur, in the Madura 

 district of the Madras Presidency, being a notable 

 exception. 



The vernacular names for the elephant are 



Hindustani Hati. 



Bengali Gaj. 



Tamil, Telegu, Canarese, and Malabari Anay. 



Burmese Shanh. 



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