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Tavernier tells us, that the Male never meddles with the Female 
when once he is taken, but is fometimes feized with a luft ful 
Rage, whereof he gives this memorable Inftance : ‘ One Day 
‘ when cbajehan King of India was a Hunting upon one of his Page $><• 
v Elephants, with one of his Sons who fat by him, the Elephant 
‘ became fo furious by reafon of his Luft, that the Governor, who 
1 was by no means able to matter him, declar’d to the King, that 
‘ to allay his Fury, who would elfe doubtlefs bruife him to pieces 
f among the Trees., there was no way but for One of the Three 
c to forfeit his Life, and that he would willingly Sacrifice his for 
c the fafety of the King, and the Prince his Son; only he defir’d 
* his v.ajefty would take care of his Children} which laid, he 
‘ threw himfelf among the Elephant's Feet, who had no fooner 
* taken him in his Trunk, and fqueez’d him to pieces with his 
1 Feet, but he grew as quiet and peaceable as before. Whether 
this Rage proceeds from Luft, or it be a kind of Madnefs, which 
Mr Knox in the forecited Place tells us, they are feiz’d with at 
certain Seafons, which is known by the Efflux of a Liquor from 
their Jaws like Oyl, and which afterwards goes off of its own 
accord, I (hall not determine ; but ’tis probable to have been the 
latter, and that by this fign the Keeper did know the Difeafe. 
The faid Mr Knox adds, that the Females fuckle indifferently the 
young ones of others as well as their own. ’Tis reported of them, 
that they only bring forth one at once, tho’ if it were not for the 
unanimous Affertionof all Authors, 1 would be ready to believa 
they bring forth more, for Reafons hereafter to be given } and 
that that one is about the bignefs of an Hog, or as iome fay of 
an big Calf} which feems to quadrate with the Account of Taver- 
nier, who tells us, that when the Merchants bring the Elephants 
to fell, the Children do ufually leap upon their Backs, which 
could not be done were they higher. They are faid to fuck for 6 
Years, or according to fome 8 ; tho 1 rather adhere to the Opi- 
nion of thofe, who tell us, they quit their Dame at 6 Months, if 
it be true, that when they are brought forth, they both fee and 
walk } for if fo, they may as foon come to purchafe their Food 
as Colts and Calves. 
The Natural Food of the Elephant is Grafs, and when that’s dts Natural 
v/anting, they dig up Roots with their Tusks. This perhaps may Foi ^" 
be one of the Reafons, why the Behemoth is taken for the Elephant , 
becaufe ’tis faid to eat Hay like an Ox • but that, as Bochart tells 
us , is common to the Hippopotamos alfo. They are faid to have a 
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