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reem or unicorn of the Hebrew Scriptures was 

 always mentioned there as having but one horn ; 

 and he pointed out a passage in Deuteronomy, 

 where horns in the plural are distinctly expressed. 

 " But," said my uncle, " it is classed with the 

 behemoth and leviathan, which are supposed to 

 be the elephant and crocodile, and the savage 

 rhinoceros seems to be a more suitable compa- 

 nion to those huge and terrific creatures than the 

 delicate antelope. Every body knows that there 

 are two species of that animal, the R. unicornis, 

 and the R. bicornis ; and that the latter is only 

 found in certain parts of Africa. The former, or 

 one-horned species, is common not only in 

 Abyssinia but all over Asia, and in Arabia is 

 called by the name of reem, to the present day. 

 Why then should we doubt that this untamed 

 and destructive animal, which, in every respect, 

 answers to the description in Scripture, should be 

 the unicorn mentioned there ; and having a 

 horn, or horns, according to the different coun- 

 tries where the allusion was made ?" 



My uncle then shewed us Sparrman's account 

 of the two-horned rhinoceros, which he killed 

 and dissected at the Cape. The longest horn, 

 which is close to the nose, measured about 

 eighteen inches in length, and seven in diameter. 

 The uppermost horn was much smaller, and 

 much worn, and the Hottentots told the Doctor, 

 that these animals had the power of turning the 



