The unusual spectacle of African ele-' phants drawing carts and ploughs may now be seen in the Belgian Consro, according to reports of travellers who re-, cently"returned to Brussels from Belgium's African colony. Until viite recently it was believed that the African elephant could not be trained as his'Asiatic cousin has been for centuries. But experiments have now shown this to be incorrect. The elephants perform a regular transport service drawing carts with a capacity of four tons. Harnessed in pairs they also plough four hectares —about 10 acres—in half a clay, it is stated. Near Lake Albert, the travellers saw many herds of wild elephants feeding quite calmly on the banks of the river undisturbed by the siren of the steamers.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21992, 29 June 1933, Page 10
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