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or muscle, while in those born in captivity 

 there can be little resemblance, save perhaps in 

 the skeleton, to the animal bred and brought 

 up in the forest. One must, therefore, picture 

 to one's self an alert and by no means clumsy 

 beast ; neither indolent nor greedy ; fully 

 equipped to support himself in a country where 

 dangers are not infrequent ; knowing how to 

 ascend and descend the steepest mountain 

 passes ; able to ford the treacherous streams 

 in safety, to swim for miles if necessary in the 

 flooded rivers ; and withal endowed with 

 senses of sight and scent that could forewarn 

 him in time to escape approaching dangers, 

 whether threatened by man or by nature. 

 With these qualities, combined with enormous 

 strength, it was well that the elephant was 

 favoured with a calmness of temper and with 

 a kindliness of disposition which prevented him 

 from using his forces for evil. 



As a rule the elephant began his day, as 

 animals will, at sunset, when he moved towards 

 water to bathe and drink. This hour of en- 

 joyment was marked by cries of pleasure from 



