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MAMMALIA— ELEPHANT. 



The celebrated white elephant, which is the only one in the possession of 

 the king of Ava, is of a cream color, and has no appearance of disease or 

 debility. It was taken in 1806, when young, in the forests of Pegu, and is 



about tAventy-seven years old. Both the court and people consider it pecu- 

 liarly inauspicious to want a white elephant ; hence the repute in which 

 they are held, and the anxiety to obtain them. The capture of a white 

 elephant is consequently highly rewarded. 



It has been asserted by ButTou and others, that the young elephant sucks 



