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INDIAN RHINOCEROS. 
that it once occupied. To-day, the Englishmen of Africa are 
earnestly endeavoring to regulate and abate the slaughter 
of African big game, and beyond doubt safe, good results 
in that line are being accomplished. It is to be hoped that 
the protection lines will now be drawn so tightly around 
the game that remains that it will be perpetuated for cen- 
turies to come. 
The Indian Rhinoceros, (Rhinoceros unicornis)—A full- 
grown Indian Rhinoceros is one of the most wonderful of all 
living animals. It seems hke a prehistoric monster, belong- 
ing to the days of the dinosaurs, rather than a creature of 
to-day ; and the killing of so grand a creature solely for the 
sake of ‘‘sport,’’ and a stuffed head to hang upon a wall, is 
murder, no less. It is quite time that the most wonderful 
works of animated Nature should universally be recognized 
as safe from attack with the rifle and knife. 
So pronounced is the rarity of the great Indian Rhinoceros, 
it is a fact that for nearly fifteen years no living specimens 
came into the wild-animal market. At last, however, the per- 
sistence and industry of the renowned Carl Hagenbeck was 
rewarded by the capture, in 1906, of four young specimens, 
all of which reached Hamburg in May, 1907. One of the 
best specimens of the quartette was purchased for the New 
York Zoological Park, and is now living in the Park in the 
quarters prepared for him at the Elephant House. 
