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/«i/;«/j-), which was prolDably the "Unicorn" of the ancients. 

 Another species with one horn {Ji. Sondaicus) inhabits Java. 

 Of the two-horned species, one {R. Sumafremis) is found in' 

 Sumatra, and is remarkable for the comparative absence of 

 cutaneous folds. The best known, however, is the African 

 Rhinoceros {R. bicornis), which occurs abundantly, in Cape 

 Colony and in the southern parts of the African continent 

 (fig. 216.) 



Fig. 216. — Head of two-horned Rhinoceros ,(^. bicornis). 



Fam. 2. Tapiridce: — The Tapirs are characterised by the 

 possession of a short movable proboscis or trunk. The skull 

 is pyramidal, like that of the pigs, and the nasal bones project 

 over the nasal cavity. The skin is hairy and very thick. The 

 tail is extremely short. The fore-feet have four toes each, but 

 these are unsymmetrical (the little toe being smaller than the 

 rest and not touching the ground), and the hind-feet have only 

 three toes, all encased in hoofs. The jaws are furnished with 



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incisor teeth, ( ), small canmes, and -r^Zf, ™'jl3-i"s- 



Three species of Tapir are known, of which the most fami- 

 liar is the American Tapir {T. Atnericanus), which inhabits the 

 \'ast forests of South America. It is a large animal, some- 

 thing like a pig in shape, but brownish black in colour, and 

 having a mane. It is nocturnal in its habits, and is strictly 

 phytophagous. The proboscis is employed in conveying the 

 food to the mouth, and the nostrils are placed at its extremity. 

 It attains altogether a total length of from five to six feet. 

 Another species, with longer hair {T. villosus), inhabits the 

 Andes, and a still larger species {T. Malayanm is found in 



