106 MR. BARTLETT ON THE BIRTH OF A RHINOCEROS. [Jau.21, 



In appearance the young Rhinoceros (see Plate XI.) reminds one of 

 a young Ass, viewing its long legs and general mode of moving its large 

 long head and meagre-looking body. The front horn on the nose 

 is about | of an inch high : the posterior horn is not developed ; but 

 a smooth spot indicates its position. Nearly black and covered with 

 short crisp black hair, its ears very hairy inside as well as outside, the 

 tail quite like a brush at the tip, it was thin and bony, looking 

 much like a starved pig. One thing appeared to me remarkable — the 

 condition of the hoofs; they were turned under the feet, as will be seen 

 by the drawings (figs. A, B, C). The extreme points of the hoofs 

 were quite soft, like the same parts of a newly born calf. It is quite 

 evident, from the manner of the tuming-under of these horny appen- 

 dages, that, as they are worn through, the proper form is produced 

 by the pointed portion being got rid of. 



A. Side view and, B, sole of the right fore foot of the young Ehinoceros. C. 

 Sole of right hind foot of same. These three figures show how the nails or 

 hoofs are long and inturned immediately after birth, as described above. 

 D. Sketch of the tail of the adult male. 



It was 3 feet in length, 2 feet high at the shoulder ; and its weight, 

 as near as I was able to judge by lifting it, was rather over 50 lb. 



I observed that as soon as the young one had sucked sufficiently 

 it walked away from its mother and entered a dark corner in a box 

 provided for it and lay down to sleep ; by this I am led to think that 

 in a wild state it would be left by the mother in the same way that 

 many vegetable-eating animals leave their young while they roam 

 about in search of food, returning to suckle their young at the pro- 

 per time. 



I have to express my regret at the death of this young animal, as 

 by this misfortune we have lost the opportunity of noting the progress 

 of growth, milk-dentition, and other facts connected with the history 

 of the family. I learn also that the mother and the dead young one 

 have been sent across the Atlantic. 



