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“‘ τοῦ θηρίου ἐτίθει αὐτὸ ἐν σκάφῃ: εἰ δὲ μὴ τοῦτο πεποιήκοι, τροφὴν οὐκ ἐλάμβανεν ἡ ἐλέφας. καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα δι᾽ ὅλης τῆς ἡμέρας τοὺς καλάμους λαμβάνων ἐκ: τῶν παρατιθεμένων χορτασμάτων καθεύδοντος τοῦ βρέφους τὰς μυίας ἀπεσόβει: ὅτε δὲ κλαίοι, τῇ προβοσκίδι τὴν σκάφην ἐκίνει καὶ
[p. 272] κατεκοίμιζεν αὐτό. τὸ δ᾽ αὐτὸ ἐποίει καὶ ὁ
ἄρρην ἐλέφας πολλάκις.’ 86. ὑμεῖς δέ, ὦ φιλόσοφοι, καὶ τῶν δελφίνων καὶ τῶν ἐλεφάντων ἐστὲ κατὰ τὴν γνώμην ἀγριώτεροι ἔτι τε ἀνημερώτεροι, καίτοι Περσαίου τοῦ Κιτιέως
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