The old theory that elephants respond to kindness ni'iy be sound enough ; but whether the elephant’s idea of a proper recognition is the same as a man’s may be doubted. A New Plymouth resident is repotted to have had an experience which should serve as a warning. He fed a big circus elephant with apples, and after he had given it a, second Jot, the boast expressed his gratitude by picking the benefactor up by the legs and “wiping the floor” with him. The action may be good manners in the jungle, but it is unpleasant in a tent.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 8 March 1922, Page 3
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