652 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE RHINOCEROSES 
4, Rurnoceros tasiotis. (Plate XCVIII.) 
Rhinoceros sumatrensis, Anderson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 129; Sclater, P. Z.S. 1872, p. 185. 
Rhinoceros lasiotis, Sclater, P. Z.S. 1872, p. 493, pl. xxiii. and p. 790; Ann. N. H. ser. 4, vol. x. 
p- 298; Rev. List of Vert. Suppl. p. 8. 
Ceratorhinus lasiotis, Garrod, P. Z. 8. 1873, p. 92. 
Ceratorhinus sumatranus, Gray, Hand-list of Edentates &e. p. 47. 
Ceratorhinus crossii, Blyth, J. A. S. B. vol. xii. p. 51 (1875). 
Mr. Wolf’s drawings of the present Rhinoceros were taken in 1872 from the only 
individual of the present species yet known, which is still living in good health in our 
Gardens. 
This animal was originally captured near Chittagong in Eastern Bengal, in January 
1868, in the manner described as follows in one of the Calcutta newspapers :— 
“The quiet station of Chittagong has been lately enlivened by the presence of a 
Rhinoceros. It appears that about a month ago some natives came into Chittagong 
and stated that a Rhinoceros had been found by them in a quicksand, and was quite 
exhausted with her efforts to release herself. They had attached two ropes to the 
animal’s neck, and with the assistance of about 200 men dragged her out, and keeping 
her taut between two ropes they eventually made her fast toa tree. The next morning, 
however, they found the Rhinoceros so refreshed and making such efforts to free herself 
that they were frightened, and made application to the magistrate of Chittagong for 
assistance. ‘The same evening Captain Hood and Mr. H. W. Wickes started with eight 
Flephants to secure the prize, and after a march of about sixteen hours to the south of 
Chittagong they came up with the animal. She was then discovered to be a Sumatran 
Rhinoceros, rather more than four feet in height, with a smooth hairy skin somewhat 
like that of a Pig, and with two horns (one up high, almost between the eyes, and 
small, the other rather larger and just above the nose), and the upper lip almost coming 
to a point and protruding a little. 
“The Elephants at the first sight of the Rhinoceros were very much afraid and 
bolted one and all, but after some little exertion they were brought back and made to 
stand by. A rope was now with some trouble attached to the animal’s hind leg and 
secured to an Elephant; at this juncture the Rhinoceros roared, the Elephants again 
bolted; and had it not been for the rope slipping from the leg of the Rhinoceros, that 
limb might have been pulled from the body. The Rhinoceros was, however, eventually 
secured with ropes between Elephants and marched into Chittagong in perfect health. 
Two large rivers had to be crossed :—first, the Sungoo river, where the animal was 
tuwed between Elephants, for she could not swim and could only just keep her 
head above water by paddling with the fore feet like a Pig; and secondly, the Kurna- 
foolie river, when the ordinary cattle ferry-boat was used. Thousands of natives 
thronged the march in, which occupied a few days, the temporary bamboo bridges on 
the Government road invariably falling in with the numbers collected thereon to watch 
