Authors: Samuel W. Baker
ISBN-13: 9781169298972, ISBN-10: 1169298974
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Company
Date Published: September 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Few persons are aware of the extreme quickness with which an elephant can kick, and the great height that can be reached by this mischievous use of the hind foot. I have frequently seen an elephant kick as sharp as a small pony, and the effect of a blow from so ponderous a mass propelled with extreme velocity may be imagined. This is a peculiar action, as the elephant is devoid of hocks, and it uses the knees of the hind legs in a similar manner to those of a human being.