Two hundred yards' swift travelling is as much as the elephant can manage. On open ground a man can easily escape from an elephant. In forests, of course, the brute has the advantage of being able to crush through undergrowth. The average pace of an elephant is two miles per hour. a
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 185, 6 August 1932, Page 7
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