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figure, they refembled thofe of the hog, and 

 were fituated lower, or nearer the noftrils, than 

 in any other quadruped. His ears are large, 

 thin at the extremities, and contradted at their 

 origin by a kind or' annular rugofity. 1 he neck 

 is very Ihort, and furrounded with two large 

 folds of fkin. The moulders are very thi.k, 

 and, at their juncture, there is another fold of 

 fkin, which defcends upon the fore legs. 1 .ie 

 body of this young rhinoceros was very thick, 

 and pretty much refembled that of a cow about 

 to bring forth. Between the body and crupper 

 there is another fold, which defcends upon the 

 hind legs. Laftly, another fold tranfveriely fur- 

 rounds the inferior part of the crupper, at Ion e 

 diftance from the tail. The belly was large and 

 hung near the ground, particularly its middle 

 part. The legs are round, thick, fin ng, and 

 i ; :eir joint bended backwards, i hi joint, which, 

 when the animal lies, is covered with a remark- 

 able fold or the fkin, appears when he hands. 

 The tail is thin, and proportionally fhor ; that 

 of the rhinoceros fo often mentioned executd 

 not fixteen or feventeen inches in length. It 

 turns a little thicker at the extremity, wh'ch is 

 garnifhed with fome fhdrt, thick, hard hairs. 

 The form of the penis is very extraordinary. 

 It is contained in a prepuce or (heath, like mat 

 of the horfe; and ;he hrfl thing that appears in 

 the time of ere&ion, is a fecond prepuce, of a 

 ilem- colour, from which there iffiies a hollow 



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