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wards ; and on tlie sides they form broader transverse bands. It 

 is Very wild and viciouS; but notwithstanding the natives sometimes 

 tame it, and use it for purposes of draught. 



The Elephant is a native of Asia and Africa, and not 

 found, except by importation, in other continents. He prefers as 

 his abode plains, forests, and gently rising hills, and is particularly 

 fond of the shady banks of rivers. There he is often seen in- 

 dulging himself, filling his trunk with water, which he disperses 



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Asiatic Elephant. 



over his body that he may enjoy its cooling influence. He is very 

 susceptible of both cold and. heat, and therefore he is found at a 

 suitable distance from the torrid and the frigid regions. 



In seeing any animal for the first time, the size peculiarly 

 attracts our attention. The Elephant is the largest animal thai- 

 moves upon the face of the earth. When full grown, it is from 

 seventeen to twenty feet in height. Its head is- large, and some- 

 what resembling the shape of an egg. It has no fore teeth. From 

 the upper jaw two tusks are projected, which are long, thick, and 

 curved. The tusks form the ivory which is so generally known and 



