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THE INDIAN ELEPHANT. 
Several spqcies of zebras and quaggas are found in Africa, 
and also of wild asses in south-western Asia. The most 
White-Lipped Peccary (Dicotyles labiatus ) somewhat more 
southern in distribution, and confined to South America. 
They are savage little animals, and, as they herd together in 
considerable numbers, they are regarded as dangerous enemies 
by both man and beast. They are not difficult to domesticate 
when taken young, but the presence of a pair of dorsal glands, 
secreting an unpleasant fluid, which is apt to taint the meat 
after death, greatly lessens their value to man. 
