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modesty and repugnance to copulate in the 

 presence of persons is without foundation. The 

 females have only short tusks, and many of 

 the males are like them' in this respect. 



The African Elephant (E. Africanus, Cuv.) Perrault, 

 Mem,, pour VHist. des Ann. 



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With a round head ; convex forehead ; large 

 ears, and cheek-teeth, with lozenge-shaped sides 

 on their crowns. It seems to have only three 

 nails to the hind-feet. This species inhabits 

 from Senegal to the Cape. It is not known 

 whether they are to be found on the eastern 

 side of Africa, or whether they are displaced 

 in these parts by the other species. The females 

 have tusks as large as the male, and these are 

 generally larger than in the Indian species. 

 The African Elephant is not hitherto tamed; 

 but it appears that the Carthaginians employed 

 them for the same purposes as the Indians do 

 theirs. 



In almost all parts of the two continents 

 are found under ground the bones of a species 

 of Elephant allied to that of India ; but having 

 the ridges of the cheek-teeth narrower and 

 straighter, and the alveoli of the tusks much 

 larger in proportion, and the lower jaw more 

 obtuse. A specimen, recently drawn from the 

 ice on the coast of Siberia by Mr. Adams, 

 appears to have been covered with thick fur 



