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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



INDIAN ELEPHANT. 



Our first Indian Elephant, a fine male named "Gunda," 

 was caught wild in the interior of Assam, northeastern In- 

 dia, and he arrived at the Zoological Park in May, 1904, 

 as the gift of Col. Oliver H. Payne. He was then about 

 seven years old. He stood 6 feet 7 inches in shoulder 

 height, weighed 3,740 pounds, and had all the points of a 

 "high-caste" elephant. His tusks were then 16 inches long. 

 He is very mischievous about breaking anything in his 

 quarters that is breakable, and he manifests special dislike 

 toward certain individuals who come near him. Like most 

 Indian elephants, "Gunda" is very intelligent. In two 

 days he was taught to receive pennies, lift the lid of his 

 "bank," drop the coin within, and ring his bell. 



Since his arrival here, in May, 1904, he has grown in 

 height at the rate of about 5 inches each year. On Novem- 

 ber 1, 1910, he stood 8 feet 9 inches in shoulder height, his 

 weight was 8100 pounds, and his tusks were 36 inches long. 



The Sudan African Elephant, (Elephas o.vyotis, Matschie), 

 is the largest of the four species of African elephants now 

 recognized. The other species are the South African Ele- 

 phant, (E. capensis), the German-East- African Elephant, 

 (E. knochmhaueri), and the West African Elephant, (£. 

 cyclotis). 



After some years of waiting, and many futile efforts, we 

 have at last come into possession of a pair of young Sudan 

 Elephants, representing, so we believe, the great species to 



