16 SINGLE- HORNED RHINOCEROS. 



in width. The tail is not more than two inches long. 

 The head is oblong ; the eyes are small, and the ears 

 short and rounded. The general colour is a dirty or yel- 

 lowish white. 



Six-banded Armadillo. Like the last-mentioned spe- 

 cies, the Six-banded Armadillo is an exceedingly trouble- 

 some animal in the gardens of Brazil, and some other 

 parts of South America. During the day-time he con- 

 ceals himself underground, and only crawls abroad 

 towards evening, to seek for food. Although he chiefly 

 subsists on fruit, he also eagerly devours both insects and 

 birds. 



9. RHINOCEROS TRIBE. 



In their general habits and manners, these animals are 

 somewhat allied to the hog. They have a horn on their 

 nose, which is not, as in most other quadrupeds, fixed in 

 the bone, but merely in the skin. 



Single-horned Rhinoceros. In strength and stature 

 the Rhinoceros ranks, among quadrupeds, next to the 

 elephant; but in sagacity and intelligence it is far 

 removed. So thick and tough is its skin, that it is 

 capable of resisting the keenest edge of a scymeter ; and 

 even leaden bullets have been known to flatten against 

 it, and fall to the ground without penetrating. Although 

 formidable in appearance from his unwieldy bulk, his 

 tough hide, and the horn upon bis nose, he is in reality 

 a peaceable and harmless creature. He never provokes 

 a combat, yet, when attacked, he equally disdains to 

 fly and to yield ; and his strength and courage usually 

 protect him from insult. It is stated that the leopard 

 or the tiger would rather attack the elephant than the 



