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ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA 
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the illustration on page 97, he has succeeded most faithfully in 
showing this peculiarity. I mean the shape of the upper part 
of the ear. It will be seen that this curls over backwards in 
a curve or arch at the top, and hangs behind as a loose flap. 
Now the elephant in the Zoo (which, I am told, came from 
North Africa)—and it is, I fancy, from this or former occupants 
of those stables that most of the illustrations in books are 
modelled — I say, this familiar representative of elephantine 
Africa has ears lying on the top of its neck, with a small, flat 
crease turned over outwards , as if ironed like a collar, on to 
the front or inside surface. I have never shot an elephant 
with ears like that ; and I was so much impressed with the 
difference that I asked the keeper (to whom I am indebted 
for much interesting information about the animals in his care) 
whether anything was done to these, but he replied in the 
negative. The following dimensions of the ear of one of the 
bulls I shot will exemplify what I have been saying:— 
Depth 1 of ear from tip to top of curl . . 4 ft. 6 in. 
Depth of ear from tip to extreme end of flap . 5 ft. 3J in. 
It will be seen from this measurement that there are 9J inches 
of flap hanging over behind, from the top' of the curl. This 
never lies on the neck as in the Zoo specimen, but hangs 
loosely between the back of the ear and the neck. 
While on the subject of measurements, I will give those I 
made of rhinoceroses and zebras. The dimensions given of the 
former animals illustrate the smaller size of the local variety 
found on the east of Rudolph, while those of the zebras show 
the great contrast between E. grevyi and the form of Burchelli 
(perhaps Granti) found in the same region. It will also be 
noticed that the difference in size between the male and female 
rhinoceros is much more marked in length than in height, the 
male being longer in proportion to his height than the female 
in both varieties. These measurements were all carefully taken, 
and entered on the spot in my notebook. 
