RHINASTER, OR BORELE.—Rhinsceros bicornis. 
considered very unsafe to fire at the animal unless the hunter is mounted on a good horse, 
or provided with an accessible place of refuge. An old experienced hunter ; said that he 
would rather face fifty lions than one wounded Borele ; but Mr. Oswell, the well-known 
African sportsman, always preferred to shoot the Rhinoceros on foot. The best pees to 
aim is just behind the shoulder, as if the lungs are wounded the animal very soon dies 
There is but little blood externally, as the thick loose skin covers the bullet-hole, aad 
prevents any outward effusion. When mortally wounded the Rhinoceros generally drops 
on its knees. 
It is at all times a rather savage beast, and is apt to quarrel with its own kind. 
Mr. Andersson mentions a curious battle of which he was an eye-witness, where four of 
these animals engaged furiously with each other. Two of them he contrived to shoot, 
and found that one was absolutely unfit for food, being covered with festerimg wounds 
which had been received in former encounters. The flesh of this animal is tolerably 
good, but that of the black species is rather tough, and possesses a bitter and unpleasant 
flavour, in consequence of the food on which the animal lives. The white species feeds 
almost exclusively on grass, and its flesh is remarkably good and tender. The Borele is 
a nocturnal animal, rousing himself from sleep at dark, and proceeding straightway to 
the nearest pool. Having refreshed himself, he takes long journeys in search of food, 
and returns to his temporary home soon after sunrise. When slee sping, he lies so stall, 
that he may easily be mistaken for a fragment of dark rock. 
As the eyes are set deeply in the head of the R hinoceros, it is unable to see objects 
directly in its front if they are at any distance; its sight being hindered by the horns. 
3ut the hearing and scent of the creature are marvellously acute, and so wary is the 
animal, that even when feeding it will constantly halt, raise its ears, suuff the wind, and 
will not return to its occupation until its fears have been allayed. 
