gacity in search of it
Unexplained dread of fences
Its spirit of inquisitiveness
Anecdotes illustrative of its curiosity
Estimate of sagacity
Singular conduct of a herd during thunder
An elephant feigning death
_Appendix_.--Narratives of natives, as to encounters with rogue
elephants
CHAP. IV.
THE ELEPHANT
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_Elephant Shooting_.
Vast numbers shot in Ceylon
Revolting details of elephant killing in Africa
Fatal spots at which to aim
Structure of the bones of the head
Wounds which are certain to kill
Attitudes when surprised
Peculiar movements when reposing
Habits when attacked
Sagacity of native trackers
Courage and agility of the elephants in escape
Worthlessness of the carcass
Singular recovery from a wound
CHAP. V.
THE ELEPHANT.
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_An Elephant Corral_.
Early method of catching elephants
Capture in pit-falls
By means of decoys
Panickeas--their courage and address
Their sagacity in following the elephant
Mode of capture by the noose
Mode of taming
Method of leading the elephants to the coast
Process of embarking them at Manaar
Method of capturing a whole herd
The "keddah" in Bengal described
Process of enclosing a herd
Process of capture in Ceylon
An elephant corral and its construction
An elephant hunt in Ceylon, 1847
The town and district of Kornegalle
The rock of AEtagalla
Forced labour of the corral in former times
Now given voluntarily
Form of the enclosure
Method of securing a wild herd
Scene when driving them into the corral
A failure
An elephant drove by night
Singular scene in the corral
Excitement of the tame elephants
CHAP. VI.
THE ELEPHANT.
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_The Captives_.
A night scene
Morning in the corral
Preparations for securing the captives
The "cooroowe," or noosers
The tame decoys
First captive tied up
Singular conduct of the wild elephants
Furious attempts of the herd to escape
Courageous conduct of the natives
Variety of disposition exhibited by the herd
Extraordinary contortions of the captives
Water withdrawn from the stomach
Instinct of the decoys
Conduct of the noosers
The young ones and their actions
Noosing a "rogue." and his death
Instinct of flies in search of carrion (_note_)
Strange scene
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