The Elephant. 2 1 1 



4 Now !' shouted the hunter, and before the Gorilla could 

 utter the roar for which he was opening his mouth, three 

 musket balls were in his body. He fell dead almost with- 

 out a struggle. 



"He was a monstrous beast, indeed, although not 

 among the tallest. His height was five feet six inches. 

 His arms had a spread of over seven feet. His chest 

 measured fifty inches around. His arms seemed like 

 immense bunches of muscles only ; and his legs and claw- 

 like feet were well fitted for grabbing, climbing and 

 holding. 



"The face of this Gorilla was intensely black. His 

 body was covered with gray hair, except his chest, which 

 was bare. While the animal approached us in his fierce 

 way, walking on his hind legs and facing us, it really 

 seemed to me to be a horrible likeness of a man." 



31. The ELEPHANT is the largest, strongest, 

 and heaviest quadruped, or four-footed animal. 

 His body is covered with a very thick hide, 

 without hair. His legs are thick and clumsy. 



. 32. He has a long trunk or nose, called a 

 proboscis {pro-bos' sis), which can lift a large or 

 a small object, even as small as a pin. 



33. His trunk is very powerful. It is his 

 means of defence and offence ; with it this 

 enormous creature conveys food and water to 

 his mouth, which is just under it and at its base. 

 He also draws water into his trunk, to wash 

 himself with, which he does by blowing it out 

 all over him. 



