ITS NEAREST EXISTING RELATIONS. 



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of the Bramaputra or province of Assam, though it 

 formerly had a wider range. The first rhinoceros 

 seen alive in Europe since the time when they, in 

 common with nearly all the large remarkable beasts 

 of both Africa and Asia, were exhibited in the Roman 



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Fig. 9. — Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). 



From a photograph by Mr. Oambier Bolton of an animal living in the 

 Zoological Society's Gardens. In wild animals the horn often grows to 

 a greater length. 



shows, was of this species. It was sent from India 

 to Emmanuel, King of Portugal, in 1513 ; and from 

 a sketch of it taken in Lisbon, Albert Durer com- 

 posed his celebrated, but rather fanciful, engraving, 

 which was reproduced in so many old books on 

 natural history. 



