The ivory king : $b A popular history of the elephant and its alliesHolder, Charles Frederick
History
The ivory king : $b A popular history of the elephant and its allies
Holder, Charles Frederick
Elephants
Elephant, Asiatic, how captured, 77.
Asiatic, in captivity, 91.
Asiatic, various breeds of, 93.
Asiatic, fodder of, 95.
Asiatic, Barnum’s, harnessed, 204.
Asiatic, on ancient medals, 233.
Asiatic, food of, 12.
as a swimmer, 18.
battery, 255.
catchers, 12.
Ceylon, 137.
Ceylon, number exported, 138.
characteristic voices of, 139.
Duke of Devonshire’s, 190.
dwarf, 9.
famous:—
“Albert,” 151.
“Alice,” 75.
“Bridgeport,” 10.
“Chief,” 150.
“Conqueror,” 5.
“Dom Pedro,” 149.
“Emperor,” 150.
“Hebe,” 179.
“Jumbo,” 60-76;
his death, 74;
skeleton of, 312.
“Romeo,” 151.
“Tom,” 150.
female, 10.
gait of, 207.
hunt, by Sir Victor Brooke, 109.
hunt, close quarters, 112.
hunters, daring of Arab, 174.
in captivity, 91-96.
in pageantry, 249.
in the amphitheatre, 241.
in the arts, 231.
in Egyptian art, 177.
in the circus, 189.
intelligence of, 28.
ivory of the, 217.
Meerga caste, 139.
methods of communicating with, 139.
owned by Louis XIV., 17.
paper-cutter, 203.
parades, 252.
riding, Bishop Heber’s account of, 207.
rogue, a famous, 157.
rogue, _Gunesh_, 158.
rogue, a dangerous, 160.
rogue, mischievous, 161.
Sanderson’s adventure with a rogue, 156.
tusks, as trophies, 115.
tusks, largest Asiatic, 115.
weight of, at birth, 10.
white, 117.
white, Vincent on, 119.
white, worshipped, 120.
white, Kircher on, 122.
white, Mr. Barnum’s, 123, 133.
white, nature of, 124.
white, order of, 125.
white, rare creatures, 127.
white, number captured, 127.
white, ceremonies attending the capture of, 127.
white, ceremonies at the death of, 128.
white, attentions bestowed on, 129.
white, Zachard saw, 130.
white, of Siam, 130.
white, of Ava, 130.
white, “The Lord of the,” 130.
white, young, 131.
white, of Bangkok, by Vincent, 131.
white, Theebaw’s, 131.
white, points of perfection of, 132.
white, Toung Taloung, 132.
white, hunters of, 134.
white, bill of sale of Barnum’s, 134.
white, “The Light of Asia,” 136.
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