84 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



patiently trained by Herr Novello, who is 

 wonderfully gentle with his animals, and yet 

 has such marvelous power over them. 



Sultan has strong likes and dislikes, and 

 one morning when I was watching him eat 

 his breakfast, consisting of an oat and meal 

 mash, he filled his trunk with it and then 

 calmly blew it all over me, making a queer 

 little noise of satisfaction when he had fin- 

 ished ! On being told to sing, Sultan will open 

 his mouth and make the most weird sounds 

 I ever heard, but I have no doubt it is the 

 very best he can do in the way of singing. 



