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agglutinated hairs." At the present time there are 

 five individuals at the Zoo, representing three 

 species, one African and two Asiatic, namely, one 

 common African black rhinoceros (R. bicornis), 

 two hairy-eared rhinoceroses (R. lasiotis), and two 

 Indian rhinoceroses (JR. unicornis) . Three of these 

 are old inhabitants of the Gardens, one of the 

 Indian rhinoceroses having been presented to the 

 Society so long ago as July 25, 1864, while the female 

 hairy -eared rhinoceros was purchased in 1872. 

 This animal, " Begum " byname, is said to have 

 been captured in rather a curious way, having 

 had the misfortune to walk into a quicksand, from 

 which it found it impossible to extricate itself. 

 And, lastly, the African black rhinoceros has 

 lived in Regent's Park since 1868. This animal 

 is specially noticeable as being, to quote the official 

 "Guide to the Gardens," "the first specimen of 

 this animal brought to Europe since the days of 

 the Romans." 



Though a far larger number of Asiatic than 

 African rhinoceroses have been seen alive in 

 Europe, the latter are, we imagine, far better 

 known in this country by report, at least than 

 are their Asiatic congeners, the result of their 

 being found very plentifully in what was, without 

 exception, the finest game country in the world, 

 and thus, naturally, being fully described in every 

 book relating to travel or sport in South Africa. 



Much has been written about the number of 

 species of rhinoceroses found in Africa, some 



