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 Ul 1 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 (A*. l>iiornis). 



Owner. 



Dr. C. H. Oman . 

 S. L. Hinde .... 

 Imperial Museum, Vienna 



229 



Length. 



535 in. 

 47 ,i 

 445 



