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s, very slight wrinkle across the shoulders and on 

 the hinder parts, with a few fainter wrinkles on the 

 sides ; so tliat, in comparison with the common 

 Rhinoceros, it appears almost smooth. What, how- 

 ever, constitutes the principal distinction, is the nose 

 being furnished with two horns, one of which is 

 smaller than the other, and situated above it. These 

 horns are said to be loose when the animal is in a 

 quiet state, but to become firm and immoveable 

 when he is enraged *. 



In its habits and manner of feeding, this differs 

 but little from the Single-horned Rhinoceros. Le 

 Vaillant says, that when these animals are at rest, 

 they always place themselves in the direction of the 

 wind, with their noses towards it, in order to dis- 

 cover by their smell the approach of any enemies. 

 From time to time, however, they move their 

 heads round to look behind them, and to be assured 

 that they are safe on all sides ; but they soon 

 return to their former position -j-. When they are 

 irritated they tear up the ground with their liorn ; 

 throwing the earth and stones furiously, and to 

 a vast distance, over their heads. 



Mr. Bruce's description of the manners of the 

 Two-horned iiiiinoceros, is deserving of particular 

 notice, lie informs us that, " besides the trees 

 capable of most resistance, there are, in the vast 

 forests within the rains, trees of a softer consistence, 

 and of a very succulent quality, which seem to be 



Shaw, i. '20^. t New Travels in '\tVica, iii. 4'i. 



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