All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . liable to break forth into awfulfits of anger. Many instances are on record where a must elephant hasbroken loose, destroyed life and property, and then reverted to its old stateagain. It is then that it is more dangerous, for having a knowledge of theways of man, it descends upon unprotected villages, carrying death anddestruction in its wake. To show that this side of its nature is only tem-porary, elephants that have escaped during the must time, after beingrecaptured, have become peaceable and trustworthy servants once more. Sowe have seen th
All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . liable to break forth into awfulfits of anger. Many instances are on record where a must elephant hasbroken loose, destroyed life and property, and then reverted to its old stateagain. It is then that it is more dangerous, for having a knowledge of theways of man, it descends upon unprotected villages, carrying death anddestruction in its wake. To show that this side of its nature is only tem-porary, elephants that have escaped during the must time, after beingrecaptured, have become peaceable and trustworthy servants once more. Sowe have seen that the quiet, solemn, clucking elephant can be terrible attimes. All elephants have a dread of insecure ground and will not cross abridge until they have first tested its strength. If urged forward they becomesulky, when simply nothing can move them, or else they lash out with theirtrunks or feet. It is an astonishing fact that an elephant can kick with light-ning swiftness, both back and front, often reaching as high as a mans head. THE TAPIR. AMERICAN TAPIR. The Tapir forms a link between the elephant, rhinoceros, and the has a trunk much smaller than that of the elephant, and yet larger than thehogs. Its body is heavy, its skin is thick and hairless, while its tail is stumpy. The American tapir inhabits the tropical countries south of the equator,where it lives in great numbers in the densely wooded region near the swims and dives well, being able to walk on the river-bed. In spite of itslarge size and weight, the tapir has no strong weapon of defence, and, there-fore, frequently succumbs before the onslaught of animals like the jaguar. Onthese occasions, when a jaguar springs upon its back, the tapir rushes to thenearest river and rolls over and over until its enemy is forced to loose itshold or be drowned. But in many cases the jaguar has finished its workbefore its victim can reach a stream. The tapir has a gentle disposition andwill not attack human be
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