Sagacity in search of it 64 Unexplained dread of fences 65 Its spirit of inquisitiveness 67 Anecdotes illustrative of its curiosity _ib._ Estimate of sagacity 68 Singular conduct of a herd during thunder _ib._ An elephant feigning death 70 _Appendix._—Narratives of natives, as to encounters with rogue elephants 71 CHAPTER III. ELEPHANT SHOOTING. Vast numbers shot in Ceylon 77 Revolting details of elephant killing in Africa, _note_ 78 Fatal spots at which to aim 79 Structure of the bones of the head _ib._ Wounds which are certain to kill 80 Attitudes when surprised 83 Peculiar movements when reposing 84 Habits when attacked 85 Sagacity of native trackers 86 Courage and agility of the elephants in escape 87 Worthlessness of the carcass 89 _Note._—Singular recovery from a wound 90 PART II. _MODE OF CAPTURE AND TRAINING._ CHAPTER I. AN ELEPHANT CORRAL. Early method of catching elephants 96 Capture in pit-falls, _note_ _ib._ By means of decoys 97 Panickeas—their courage and address _ib._ Their sagacity in following the elephant _ib._ Mode of capture by the noose 99 Mode of taming 100 Method of leading the elephants to the coast 101 Process of embarking them at Manaar 102 Method of capturing a whole herd 103 The “keddah” in Bengal described 104 Process of enclosing a herd _ib._ Process of capture in Ceylon 105 An elephant corral and its construction 105 An elephant hunt in Ceylon, 1847 106 The town and district of Kornegalle _ib._ The rock of Aetagalla 107 Forced labour of the corral in former times 110