The Wild Elephant and the Method of Capturing and Taming It in Ceylon
During my residence in Ceylon, I had on two occasions opportunities of witnessing the operation on a grand scale, of capturing wild elephants, intended to be trained for the Government service in the establishment of the Civil Engineer and Commissioner of Roads; - and in the course of my frequent journeys through the interior of the island, I succeeded in collecting so many facts relative to the habits of these animals so interesting in a state of nature, as to enable me not only add to the information previously possessed, but to correct some of the fallacies popularly entertained regarding their disposition and instincts. - Sir J. E…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4101-0365-9
- EAN: 9781410103659
- Produktnummer: 38235222
- Verlag: Fredonia Books (nl)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 228 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D1.3 cm 279 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 279
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