THE ELEPHANT OF AFIUCA. 
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The African Elephant inhabits that continent 
from the Cape of Good Hope to the Niger, living 
nearly in the same condition, and having much 
the same manners as its allied species in the 
Asiatic continent ; delighting even more in the 
vicinity of water, and in the luxury of shade, so 
tempting in those parched countries. They go 
in herds, are equally watchful, defend their young 
to the utmost extremity, and are fierce and re- 
vengeful when wounded or attacked, venting their 
rage and revenge by trampling and mangling their 
victim till little vestige of him remains. They are, 
however, nearly, if not entirely, extirpated from 
the Cape colony, and one has to travel far into 
the interior before being gratified by a view of 
those stupendous animals, or indeed of any of the 
larger game formerly so abundant, enjoying their 
own forests. And we have reason to believe, 
from recent accounts, that the late Caffer wars 
have contributed farther to the extirpation of 
many noble animals. 
Unlike the Indian animal, it scarcely has been 
domesticated, and is not employed for any use- 
ful labour, unless we include its employment 
by the ancients in war, as there seems no 
reason for doubting that the animals used by the 
Carthaginians were of African origin. Since that 
period, however, we have no trace of them being 
used in a tame state, the large race of Bullocks 
being employed in South Africa, and the Horse 
