452 NATURAL HISTORY OF AFRICA. 
rica. Of these the following are the most interest- 
ing. 
1. Elephant* — One species of this genus is pe- 
culiar to Africa, and is named the African ele- 
phant. Its head is roundish, forehead convex, ears 
targe, and the surfaces of the grinders have lo- 
zenge-shaped ridges. It appears to have only 
three toes or hoofs on the hind feet. It inhabits 
Africa from Senegal to the Cape of Good Hope. 
It is not known if it extends along the east coast 
of Africa, or if it is there replaced by the Asiatic- 
Species. At present the African elephant is never 
domesticated j although it appears from historians 
that the Carthaginians trained them for war arid 
for various domestic purposes. 
2. Rhinoceros.— One species of this remarkable 
genus is peculiar to Africa. It has two horns on 
the nose, the skin is smooth, and not disposed in 
folds, as is the case with the one horned species. 
3. Hippopotamus.— Tim animal is an inhabi- 
tant of the large south African rivers, and is some- 
times seen in herds. It was met with in the river 
Nile in ancient times ; but it has long since disap- 
peared from that part of Africa. It is almost 
peculiar to Africa, a few individuals only having 
been seen in Sumatra. 
4. Hog (sus).— There is but one species of hog 
peculiar to Africa ; it is the African hog of Schre- 
ber, and which is figured and described by Daniels 
