THICK-SKINNED QUADRUPEDS. 



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Fig. TO The Babyrousea. 



142. There are seven species of the Rhinoceros. These 

 are ungainly animals with short legs, approaching in size 

 the Elephants. They are distinguished chiefly by their 

 horns, which are in texture something like whalebone. 

 Some species have two horns. Those that have one, as 

 in Fig. 71, are called unicorns. These animals live an 



Fig. 71. The Rhinoceros. 



indolent life on the marshy borders of lakes and rivers, 

 r.nd are very fond of wallowing in mud. They are found 

 in Asia and Africa. 



