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that they had to be separated. In captivity this 

 species is liable to tuberculosis of the lungs and 

 liver. 



On April 27, 1886, a hairy-eared rhinoceros was 

 received in exchange at the London Zoological 

 Gardens ; the new animal had a much better front 

 horn than the type specimen. The two lived 

 together for many years, and the writer repeatedly 

 examined and photographed them. On August 31, 

 1900, the type specimen died ; the following account 

 of the survivor is based on notes made by the 

 writer on May 1 1, 1906 : 



Day dull ; animal moving slowly about paddock, 

 heavy head carried at an angle of 45, and tail 

 swinging loosely about, as if it had been tacked 

 on to the body. The animal kept wagging each ear 

 alternately, the extrinsic auricular muscles acting 

 very freely in bringing the ear to and from the 

 middle line of the head ; sometimes both ears were 

 simultaneously approximated to the middle line. 

 The pencilled tufts of hair were directed backwards, 

 and gave quite a graceful finish to the ear. The 

 upper part of the body was roughly tessellated; 

 three well-defined folds of skin were seen on the 

 buttock as the animal walked, and the tail was 

 deeply incised with several transverse furrows 

 recalling the segmentation of a worm. The 

 footsteps of this heavy animal were almost 

 noiseless ; when standing still the hind legs were so 



