A baby elephant 
CHAPTER X 
THE ELEPHANT 
By F. J. JAcKson 
Tue African elephant (Z. 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 | 
