ThesedetailsaregivenbecausethegeneralrulehasbeenobservedthattwicethecircumferenceoftheimpressionmadebytheforefootonthegroundistheheightoftheanimalTheprintontheground，beingalittlelargerthanthefootitself，wouldthusseemtobeanaccuratemodeofmeasuringthesizeofanyelephantthathaspassed；

　　buttheabovemeasurementsshowthatitisapplicableonlytofull-grownanimalsThegreatersizeoftheAfricanelephantinthesouthwouldatoncedistinguishitfromtheIndianone；butheretheyapproachmorenearlytoeachotherinbulk，afemalebeingaboutaslargeasacommonIndianmaleButtheearoftheAfricanisanexternalmarkwhichnoonewillmistakeeveninapictureThatofthefemalenowkilledwas4feet5inchesindepth，and4feetinhorizontalbreadth。

　　Ihaveseenanativecreepunderonesoastobequitecoveredfromtherain。

　　TheearoftheIndianvarietyisnotmorethanathirdofthissize。

　　Therepresentationofelephantsonancientcoinsshowsthatthisimportantcharacteristicwasdistinctlyrecognizedofold。

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