THE PYGMY ELEPHANT FROM WEST AFRICA = 137 
Tue Pyamy Evepuant (Elephas pumilio).—Of this recently 
discovered and recently described species (1905) from the 
French Congo territory, equatorial West Africa, the type 
specimen is living in the New York Zoological Park. As its 
name implies, it is a very small species, probably never ex- 
ceeding 7 feet in height, even if that height is ever attained. 
It is characterized by small, round ears, five toes on each fore 
foot and four on the hind foot, which is one more than the 
numbers worn by the large African species. 
At the time of his arrival (1905) “Congo” stood 43 inches 
in shoulder height, and his age was estimated at seven years. 
His weight at that time was 601 pounds, and his tusks were 
4 inches long. On June 1, 1911, his height was 60 inches, his 
tusks were 23 inches long outside the lip and he appeared to 
be fully adult. 
Regarding the life history and distribution of this very 
odd species much remains to be ascertained. 
Tue Inprian Evepuant (Elephas indicus) still exists in a 
wild state in several widely separated localities of India, 
Burma, Siam and the Malay Peninsula. But for rigid pro- 
tection, the species very probably would have been extermi- 
nated ere this. 
This species is too well known to require description. Its 
shoulder height for adult males may safely be put down at 9 
feet 6 inches, even though occasionally a giant may seem to 
exceed that figure. 
