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HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE ELEPHANT. 



(Elephas Jlf&ximus, Linn. L'Elephgnt) Buff.) 



OF all the creatures that have hitherto been 

 taken into the service of man, the Elephant is pre- 

 eminent in the size and strength of his body, and 

 inferior to none in sagacity and obedience. 



From time immemorial this animal has been em- 

 ployed either for the purposes of labour, of war, or 

 of ostentatious parade; to increase the grandeur of 

 eastern princes, extend their power; or enlarge 

 their dominions. 



The Elephant is a native of Asia and Africa, and 

 is not to be found in its natural state either in 

 Europe or America. From the river Senegal to the 

 Cape of Good Hope, they are met with in great num- 

 bers. In this extensive region, as they are more 

 numerous than in any other part of the world, so 



