THE KUIKOCEROS. 



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11. — Black Rhinoceros and Young. 



jects not immediately before the eyes, " As these ani- 

 mals depend much upon smell for their existence and 

 safety, it is necessary to advance upon them from the 

 leeward side, if the aim be to get close without being 

 discovered. In pursuit they also trust for guidance to the 

 same sense, and may be heard forcibly inspiring the air, 

 when they have lost the scent of the object they are fol- 

 lowing. The ticks and other insects with which they are 

 covered furnish for them another source of intelligence, 

 inasmuch as they attract a number of birds, which sit 

 quietly picking them off when nothing strange is in 

 sight, but fly away when any oijject excites their fiear. 

 So well does the rhinoceros understand this, that he pro- 

 ceeds feeding with the greatest confidence while the 

 birds continue perched upon his back ; but the moment 

 they fly, the huge animal raises his head and turns it 

 in ail directions to catch the scent. Whether he accom- 



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