THE INDIAN RHINOCEROS (Rhinoceros Indicus} 



The living species of Rhinoceros are native only to Africa and 

 South Asia, although, as shown by geological evidence, animals 

 of the kind were once very widely distributed, and some of them 

 inhabited prehistoric Britain. The group is known to have origi- 

 nated in North America. The common Indian species represented 

 ranges from Bengal to Cochin-China, and is the kind which 

 figured in the gladiatorial displays of the ancient Romans. It is 

 distinguished by the possession of a single horn upon the nose, 

 and armour-like folds in the thick skin. 



