Elephants in Siam.
It as estimated that there are 3,000 domes treated elephants in Siam; but there is a fear that the elephant is showing a tendency to disappear. The price, so we learn from a French source, is £5OO for a male and £3OO for a female. The animal, an adult at twenty-five, is not in full vigor until ten years later, and the longevity of the elephant is well known. The capture of the wild elephant is both dangerous and eostly. Elephant hunting is under the control of the State, which imposes a duty of £3O on each animal taken. According to an official return the value of ivory exported from Siam last year was £4,400.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 26, 26 June 1912, Page 4
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118Elephants in Siam. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 26, 26 June 1912, Page 4
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