THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT 



crippled condition owing, no doubt, to injuries 

 received from rifle-shots or spring cannons, which 

 are sometimes set in thteir tracks. An Elephant bull 

 which was shot in this bush some years ago had 

 several rifle-bullets in it, as well as a brass cannon- 

 ball an inch in diameter, 



A farmer living in the vicinity of the bush, said 

 that he firmly believed the majority of the Addo 

 Elephants " were full of lead." 



The only way by which the farmers can save their 

 dams and fences at times, is by blazing into the herd 

 with rifles. 



A Hottentot was chased by a small herd of these 

 Elephants one day, and in order to escape he fired 

 the herbage in his rear. The Elephants deliber- 

 ately stopped and stamped out the fire, possibly 

 imagining it to be some new kind of enemy. Several 

 Europeans and natives have been killed at various 

 times by the Addo Elephants. 



A farmer who had shot an Elephant on the out- 

 skirts of the -bush, followed the herd into cover. 

 He was stalked by an old cow Elephant and slain, 

 the animal pounding his body to pulp. 



A Hottentot proceeding home along one of the 

 roads through a portion of the bush was met by an 

 Elephant, which immediately charged, overtook and 

 killed him. 



Sometimes cattle wander into the bush, and the 

 Elephants, resenting their presence, slay them. 



An old bull Elephant, locally known as " Baard- 

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