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therefore safer locality. With elephants injuries 

 have been under observation which were 

 followed by a good recovery, though this would 

 certainly have proved fatal in the case of 

 domestic animals. And this fact is interesting, 

 because an elephant is prevented from rest in 

 concealment, first, because of his large bulk, and 

 second, because he cannot go without food for 

 long periods, as carnivorous animals can. On 

 the other hand he can protect every part of his 

 body against the attacks of flies by means of his 

 trunk or tail, and so is in a particularly favour- 

 able position in this regard. Should one of 

 these members be absent, however, he is no 

 better off than his neighbours, as was proved by 

 the fact that a noted and dangerous rogue 

 elephant when killed was found to have lost 

 his tail, probably when flying from a victorious 

 opponent, and the attack of flies had resulted in 

 a deep and wide cavity, which was probably the 

 reason of his evil temper, and would certainly 

 have ultimately resulted in his death. 



A panther, whose tail had dropped off in 

 consequence of a bullet wound, found means, 



