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ered by good authorities to be the largest In- 

 dian female elephant known. She stands just 

 one inch taller than the late Jung Perehard 

 of the London Zoological Gardens, England, 

 the famous Indian elephant. Zebi is now 

 forty-nine years old and has been in the 

 Clifton Gardens nearly forty years, having 

 been sent there as a gift from the Rajah of 

 Mysore. Zebi is noted for her mischievous 

 qualities, and many amusing stories are told 

 of her, but she is greatly beloved by all the 

 visitors and a tremendous favorite with the 

 children. 



The Indian elephant, Gunda, in the New 

 York Zoological Park, created quite a sensa- 

 tion when he first arrived at the Park. Gunda 

 was horn in 1898, and for eight years lived 

 in his wild native home much in the same 

 manner as his other brethren. When he was 

 captured, after considerable difficulty, he 

 was about as wild and savage a specimen as 

 could be found anywhere. 



He gave as much trouble as he possibly 

 could in every way and in every place. It 



