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AFRICAN TWO-HORNED RHINOCEROS. 
were 4 inches long. On June 1, 1911, his shoulder height 
was 60 inches, and his weight was 1650 pounds, and his 
tusks were 23 inches long. 
Regarding the life history and distribution of this odd 
species, much remains to be ascertained; and precise in- 
formation is greatly desired. 
The African Two-Horned Rhinoceros, (Riinoceros bicor- 
nis), is already represented by a female specimen which was 
acquired in 1906. ‘‘Victoria’’ was captured in July, 1905, 
in the northern point of German East Africa, within about 
sixty miles of the head of Speke Gulf, which is the south- 
eastern arm of Lake Victoria Nyanza. The elevation is be- 
tween 4,000 and 5,000 feet. She was slung under a pole, and 
carried, six days’ journey on men’s shoulders, to the shore 
of the lake. 
From thence she was transported by steamer to Port 
Florence, at the head of the Uganda Railway, thence by 
rail 500 miles to Mombasa. 
Ever since her arrival in New York, ‘‘Victoria’’ has de- 
veloped rapidly, and now is apparently about half grown. 
Captivity does not seem to fret her in the least, and it is 
quite apparent that she enjoys herself. 
The African Two-Horned Rhinoceros once was very abun- 
dant throughout the whole of the fertile plains region of 
east and south Africa, but the onslaughts of hunters have 
exterminated it from probably nine-tenths of the territory 
