ThesedetailsaregivenbecausethegeneralrulehasbeenobservedthattwicethecircumferenceoftheimpressionmadebytheforefootonthegroundistheheightoftheanimalTheprintontheground，beingalittlelargerthanthefootitself，wouldthusseemtobeanaccuratemodeofmeasuringthesizeofanyelephantthathaspassed；
buttheabovemeasurementsshowthatitisapplicableonlytofull-grownanimalsThegreatersizeoftheAfricanelephantinthesouthwouldatoncedistinguishitfromtheIndianone；butheretheyapproachmorenearlytoeachotherinbulk，afemalebeingaboutaslargeasacommonIndianmaleButtheearoftheAfricanisanexternalmarkwhichnoonewillmistakeeveninapictureThatofthefemalenowkilledwas4feet5inchesindepth，and4feetinhorizontalbreadth。
Ihaveseenanativecreepunderonesoastobequitecoveredfromtherain。
TheearoftheIndianvarietyisnotmorethanathirdofthissize。
Therepresentationofelephantsonancientcoinsshowsthatthisimportantcharacteristicwasdistinctlyrecognizedofold。