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question having two horns, as it is not uncommon to speak
of “the horn” of an animal that has really two, but never
of the dorns of a creature having but one. Some commen-
tators, therefore, think the buffalo may be intended, but the
greater number lean to the idea of a one-horned animal, and
it has the sanction of the Vulgate, which gives rhinoceros
as the equivalent of the word monoceros. The description
given in Job xxxix. is as follows; but, contrary to that
jast quoted, respecting the hippopotamus, there are no dis-
tinctive traits by which the rhinoceros may be recognized :
—“ Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by
thy crib? Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
farrow ? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? Wilt thou .
trust him because his strength is great, or wilt thou leave
thy labour to him P Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring
home thy seed, and gather it into thy batn?” Some writers
consider the reem to signify the giraffe, as the word may be
rendered “the tall animal ;” but it is certainly one of the
most difficult species to determine.

8us.—The Hog. (Plate IV. Syrian Wild Boars.)

The wild boar, from which all the varieties of this useful
and well-known family are derived, is a native of nearly all
the temperate parts both of Europe and Asia. It is a fierce

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