j|0 the rhinoceros. j«,7. ir 



and seems to be subjected to certain paroxysms 

 of fury which nothing can appease. Emmanuel 

 king of Portugal sent one of them to the Pope, anno 

 15 13 which, being seized with one of these pa- 

 roxysms at sea, destroyed the yefsel in which they 

 were transporting it. 



-This animal has an acute and very attentive 

 ear. It will listen with a deep and long continued 

 attention to any kind of noise, and though it be 

 eating, lying down, or obeying any prefsing de- 

 mands of nature, it v^ill raise its head, and listen 

 till the noise ceases. 



His sense of smelling is so exquisite that the 

 hunters are obliged to avoid being to windward 

 of him. They generally follow him at a distance, 

 and watch till he lies dovv^n to sleep ; they then 

 approach with great precaution, and discharge 

 their muskets all at once into the lower part of 

 the belly. 



From the particular conformation of his eyes, 

 the rhinoceros can only see what is immediately be- 

 fore him. When he pursues any object, he proceeds 

 directly towards it, overturning every obstruc- 

 tion. From these peculiarities of his conformation 

 and habits, the hunters sometimes are enabled to 

 run him down by fatigue. One man on horse- 

 back presents himself and provokes the rhinoceros 

 to follow him. He directs his course towards the 

 place where another man is stationed to relieve 

 him ; when they come together the first man steps 

 to a side behind the first cover he can find, and 

 thus escapes the sight of the rhinoceros, and takes 



