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This book is solely devoted to the study of elephants, methods of its capture, and then training it. The book has 2 parts, each with 3 chapters each : part 1 is on the habits of an elephant in nature; it describes its structure and functions, habits when wild, and elephant shooting. Part 2 is about the capture of elephants and their training. In the section the chapters notice an elephant corral, the captive elephant, and its training and conduct in captivity. This book has 22 illustrations, and was first published in 1867