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tremendous thick ossification in which it ends above the
nostrils. It is on this mass that the horn is supported.
The horns are not connected with the skull, being attached
merely by the skin, and they may thus be separated from
the head by a sharp knife. They are hard and perfectly
solid throughout. The eyes of the rhinoceros are small and
sparkling and do not readily observe the hunter, provided
he keep to leeward of them. The skin is extremely thick,
and only to be penetrated by bullets hardened with solder.”
“During the day the rhinoceros will be found lying asleep
or standing indolently in some retired part of the forest, or
under the base of the mountains, sheltered from the power
of the sun by some friendly grove of umbrella-topped
mimosas. In the evening they commence their nightly ramble,
and wander over a great extent of country.” “The black
rhinoceros is subject to paroxysms of unprovoked fury, often
ploughing up the ground for several yards with its horns, and
assaulting large bushes in the most violent manner.” “The
rhinoceros is supposed by many, and by myself among the
rest, to be the animal alluded to by Job, Chap. xxxrx, verses
10 and 11, where it is written: ‘Canst thou bind the unicorn
with his band in the furrow? 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?” “All the four
varieties delight to roll and wallow in mud, with which thei
rugged hides are generally encrusted. Both varieties of the
black rhinoceros are much smaller and more active than the
white, and are so swift that a horse with a rider on his
back can rarely overtake them. The two varieties of the
white rhinoceros are so similar in habits, that the description
of one will serve for both; the principal difference consisting
in the length and set of the anterior hor; that of the
muchocho averaging from two to three feet in length, and
pointing backwards; while the horn of the Kobaoba often
exceeds four feet in length, and inclines forward from the