| 1860 - 614 pages
...fortune to enjoy one of the most interesting scenes which these regions can possibly afford. Far on our right was a whole herd of elephants, arranged...little distance followed the young ones ; in a third line were the females ; and the whole were brought up by five males of immense size. The latter (though... | |
| Thomas Milner - Geography - 1872 - 634 pages
...distinctive size of the ear. The rhinoceros is also often met with. Dr Barth encountered on one occasion a whole herd of elephants, arranged in regular array,...like an army of rational beings, slowly proceeding to water. In front appeared the males, as was evident from their size, marshalled in order; at a little... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - Discoveries in geography - 1880 - 464 pages
...of elephants, arranged in almost military array, like an army of rational beings, slowly proceeded to the water. In front appeared the males, as was evident from their size, in DOCTOR EARTH. 12i regular order ; at a little distance followed the young ones; in a third line were... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1882 - 250 pages
...distinctive size of the ear. The rhinoceros is also often met with. I)r Barth encountered on one occasion a whole herd of elephants, arranged in regular array,...like an army of rational beings, slowly proceeding to water. In front appeared the males, as was evident from their size, marshalled in order ; at a little... | |
| Henry Allon - Christianity - 1857 - 596 pages
...good fortune to enjoy one of the most interesting ' sights which these regions can possibly afford—a whole herd of ' elephants, arranged in regular array,...rational ' beings, slowly proceeding to the water.' They were ninety-six in number; the huge males marched first, the young ones followed at a little distance,... | |
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