A Big Baby Now
Nellikuth'i, the elephant at the Wellington Zoo that w r as affectionately called a baby not so long ago, has doubled her weight since she came, and now weighs about four tons. .She is as sweet-naturad as formerly, but when she sways on her feet as seductively as any child impersonator on the stage, the two-inch planks of her platform bend ominously, though they are sup ported at every three feet,, and a wmod blocking floor is what seems to bo required. Nejlikutha’s tusks are not very thick yet, just baby teeth, less thau two inches through. She has.tad the misfortune to break one of them. How it happened is not known, but it is thought that she must have been lying down asleep when an earthquake was felt one night, and that in getting up in a hurry, the tusk caught in her chain. It was found broken in the morning. Earthquakes in the day-time do not seem to disturb her, it is. said, but she just hates a thunderstorm.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 72, 26 March 1936, Page 10
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175A Big Baby Now Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 72, 26 March 1936, Page 10
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