Crocodile Sculpture

Crocodile Sculpture

Crocodylus niloticus

Date Unknown Origin Unknown Size 60mm x 540mm x 93mm Acquired April 2021 From Bounty Hunters, Melville Price R50

Elephant

“Elephant. Largest African land mammal. First found in the environs of Table Bay, but gradually driven north, although a few survive in the Tsitsikama Forest and in the Addo National Park (q.v.). A number have been preserved in the Kruger National Park, in Rhodesia and in Mozambique. The African elephant is larger than the Asiatic and has conspicuously large ears. The animals reach a height of nearly 11 feet, and reports have been received of specimens of over 12 feet. The tusks of African elephants attain enormous sizes, one of the largest on record being 11 feet 5 ½ inches in length, over 1 ½ feet in circumference and weighing close on 300 lb. Elephants are not aggressive but when aroused can do great damage. Elephant hunting is only allowed under control in Rhodesia, and not at all in the Republic. Elephants found at Addo and in the Tsitsikama Forest differ from the normal African type and are considered to be a special sub-variety. See MAMMALS” (Rosenthal 1967:169-170).