THE RHINOCEROS. 107 



for the one which Emanuel King of Portugal 

 fent to the Pope in the year 15 13, deftroyed the 

 veffel in which they were tranfporting him *; 

 and the rhinoceros, which we lately faw in Pa- 

 ris, was drowned in the fame manner in its 

 voyage to Italy. Like the hog, thefe animals are 

 fond of wallowing in the mire. They love 

 moift and tnarihy grounds, and never quit the 

 banks ofriver3. They are found in Afia and 

 Africa, in Bengal f , Siam J, Laos ||, Mogul §> 

 Sumatra **, at Java in Abyflinia tt> m -Ethio- 

 pia J J, in the country of the Anzicos ||||, and as 

 far as the Cape of Good Hope §§. But, in ge- 

 neral, the fpecies is not numerous, and much 

 lefs diffufed than that of the elephant. The fe- 

 male produces but one at a time, and at coniide- 

 rable intervals. During the firil month, the 



young 



* Philofcphical tranfa&ions, No. 470. 



j- Voyage du P. Philippe, p. 371. — Voyage de la Ccmpag- 

 xiie des Indes de Hollande, torn. 1. p. 417. 



J Hiftoire naturelle de Siam, par Gervaife, p. 33. 



|| Journal de l'abbe de Choify, p. 339. 



$ Voyage de Tavernier, torn. 3. p. 97. — Voyage d 'Edward 

 Terri, p. 15. 



** Hiftoire generale des voyages, par M. l'abbe Prevot, 

 torn. 9. p. 339. 



I f Voyage de la Compagnie des Indes de Hollande, torn. 

 7. p. 277. 



XX Voyage de Chardin, torn. 3. p. 45. — Relation de Theve- 

 not, p. 10. 



|| || Hiftoire generale des voyages, par M. l'abbe Prevot, 

 torn. 5. p. 91. 



<§§ Voyage de Franc, le Guat. tom. 2. p. 145. — Defcription 

 £u cap de Bonne- efperance, par Kolbe, tom. 3. p. 15. et fuiv.. 



