Paces. 



ELEPHANTS, 



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INDIAN ELEPHANTS ENJOYING THEMSELVES. 



any Z^t T* , t °? ^ ^^^ fa *** ^ ™ S enera % »* with, 



Zv, , " . T P u by . fl ' ght ' UnlGSS "PPlemented by concealment, would be 



veX dLtion" ? ^ L ; t0tally UnaWe t0 kaP ^ eith - the h ™ tal or th 

 St™ T "IT ltS maXimUm len ^ th 0f stride is about 61 feet, a 7-foot 

 o til 7 an f GCtUal barri6r t0 Hs P***** Elephant* are, hoover capable 

 o ascencbng or descendmg steep and difficult places with great facility, sonetin 



^uZm r bent , hind - Iimbs - when a herd ° f ** **-* « ° h 



steep alluvxal banks bordering most of the Indian rivers, it is surprising how 



