. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. 222 BEASTS AND MEN use his teeth, the injured ones soon broke out of their own accord, and it was unnecessary to resort to the operation of removing- them artificially—an operation always attended with considerable danger on account of the use of anaesthetics which it involves. One of the most interesting cures which I have succeeded in effecting was in the case of a small elephant which I received on 9th March, 1904. He was at that time in a ver
. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. 222 BEASTS AND MEN use his teeth, the injured ones soon broke out of their own accord, and it was unnecessary to resort to the operation of removing- them artificially—an operation always attended with considerable danger on account of the use of anaesthetics which it involves. One of the most interesting cures which I have succeeded in effecting was in the case of a small elephant which I received on 9th March, 1904. He was at that time in a very badly nourished condition, little more than skin and bone, and on the point of collapsing. His height was only four feet six inches at the shoulder. The care which I ex-. Strangling a sick elephant. pended upon him was so well requited that in the course of five weeks during July and August his weight increased from nearly 7 cwt. to about g^ cwt. Unfortunately he afterwards contracted colic, which brought down his weight by about i^ cwt. within two days. He soon got over it, however, and from the middle of September to the end of December put on very nearly another 7 cwt. This remarkable cure was effected without any resort to medicine. I may here take the opportunity of observing that in dealing with wild animals medicine should be avoided to the greatest possible extent. I am wholly convinced that medicines often do more harm than good ; and that the proper way of doctoring an animal. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hagenbeck, Carl, 1844-1913. London, New York [etc. ] : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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