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hollowed; the head round instead of oblong, the 

 lines of enamel on the surface of the grinders take 

 lozenge forms instead of waved bands ; the ears are 

 very much larger, covering the whole shoulder ; the 

 tusks are also larger. It inhabits the thick forests 

 of Africa, south of the Desert, in vast herds, seem- 

 ingly undiminished by the annual slaughter made 

 amongst them for the sake of their ivory. The 

 hunting of the Elephant is a somewhat different af- 

 fair from the coursing of a hare, requiring great 

 coolness, courage, and presence of mind. Recent 

 travellers in South Africa have drawn some ani- 

 mating pictures of the lordly animal in his wild do- 

 minions, and of the peril with which he is attacked. 

 Mr. Steedman gives the following narrative : Galey- 

 ka, a Caffer chief, "having come unexpectedly in con- 

 tact with one of these wild and formidable animals, 

 he wounded it with his assagai ; when the infuriated 

 beast rushed quickly towards him, and Galey- 

 ka, with a daring peculiar to men in the habit 

 of encountering these prodigious creatures, dashed 

 suddenly as a last resource under its belly. By 

 adopting this novel and bold expedient, and adroitly 

 moving as the huge animal moved, he contrived to 

 keep out of the reach of its proboscis, and to avoid 

 being crushed by its ponderous tread. He continued 

 to dodge about, as it were, in this manner, until 

 the Elephant, after repeated but useless efforts to 

 rid itself of the annoyance, became manifestly alarm- 

 ed, and uttering a shrill cry, darted into the adjoin- 

 ing thicket, knocking down, however, the poor Galey- 



