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parts are regularly striped to the depth of two inches. If a large por- 

 tion of the meat is to be cooked at one time, the flesh is generally baked 

 in the cavity of a forsaken ant-hill, which is converted into an extempore 

 oven for the occasion ; but if a single hunter should need only to assuage 

 his own hunger, he cuts a series of slices from the ribs, and dresses them 

 at his fire. The hide of the Mohogoo is enormously thick, and gives a 

 novice no little trouble to get it from the body, as it is as hard as a board, 

 and nearly as stiff. An adept, however, will skin the animal as quickly 

 and easily as if it were a sheep. 



The KoBjVOBA, Rhinoceros Oswcllii, is much rarer than either of the 

 preceding species, and is found far in the interior, mostly to the east of 

 the Limpopo River. The peculiar manner in which this species carries 

 its horns makes it a very conspicuous animal. In all the other species 

 the horns are curved, and incline rather backward; but in the Kobaoba 

 the foremost horn is nearly straight, and projects forward, so that when 

 the animal is running the tip of the horn nearlv touches the ground. 

 Indeed, the extremity (jf an adult Kcjbaoba's horn is generally rubbed 

 down on one side, owing to the frequency with which it has come in 

 contact with the earth. The head of this and the preceding species is 

 always carried very low, forming a singular contrast to the saucy and 

 independent manner in which the Borele carries his head. 



The long hcjrn of this species sometimes exceeds four feet in length, 

 and is almost straight. The best ramrods are manufactured from it, and 

 a ramrod four feet long has been seen. Mr. Chapman, however, believes 

 that the Kobaoba is only an old Mohogoo. He writes: " 1 believe tliat 

 wherever guns are to be found at present the White Rhinoceros is not 

 allowed to reach its prime, and will soon be extinct. In newly-opened 

 countries we always find long-horned Rhinoceroses at first. These are 

 selected and shot by e\ery new-comer for their long horns. 1 lia\e never 

 found a person yet wlio could conscientiously say that he had seen a 

 3-oung or middle-aged Kobaoba that was distinguished from a Mohogoo 

 — not even a Bechuana or Bushman." Tliat traveler, however, neverthe- 

 less believes in tha existence of a second species of fiat-lipped and grass- 

 eating African Rhinoceros, but he gives no description ot it. 



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