Rhinoceroses 



rhinoceros. On the other hand, sometimes rhinoceroses lose 

 their horns, and are to be found without any. The very 

 old ones do not renew their horns, I believe, when lost. 

 I am led to this opinion by the case of a very old hornless 

 specimen which I shot, as well as by what I have heard 

 from native hunters, though their statements are always 

 to be taken with caution. 



The size to which rhinoceros-horns sometimes develop 



WHEN MY BULLET HIT IT, THE RHINOCEROS THREW UP ITS HEAD 

 SEVERAL TIMES 



may be gauged by the following measurements of some 

 of the longest and most fully developed that are known : 



Locality. 



East Africa 



BLACK RHINOCEROS (R. bicornis). 



Owner. 



Dr. C. H. Orman . . ' . 

 S. L. Hinde . .'.".' 

 Imperial Museum, Vienna 



229 



Length. 

 535 in. 

 47 

 445 t 



