of along neck, which would have been incompa-
tible with the support of the large head and
weighty tusks. A glance at the head of an Ele-
phant will shew the thickness and strength of the
trunk at its insertion; and the massy arched
bones of the face, and thick muscular neck, are
adapted for supporting and working this powerful
and wonderful instrument.” [1]
In the minute and interesting account given by M. Houel, of two Elephants, male and female, which were placed in the Jardin des Plantes, at Paris, in the year 1802, the appearance and func- tions of the extremity of the proboscis are well noticed, and illustrated by engravings, from which the following are copied. That of the male differed a little in form from that of the female, its outline approaching a square form, while that of the latter was more triangular.
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END OF PROBOSCIS,
The proboscis is in- t UL Tr variably used to collect halt (ted : MiMi GTZ, ~ food; whether leaves are | ne y “to be plucked, fruits to WwW be gathered, or grass to be cropped, the flexible trunk is the effective organ, ‘Though so large an animal requires an immense quantity of food, and hence must be The same in profile.
- ↑ Penny Cyclop. Art. ELEPHANT.
