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tremendous thick ossification in Which it ends above the 

 nostrils. It is on this mass that the horn is supported. 

 The horns are not connected with the skull, being attached 

 merely by the skin, and they may thus be separated from 

 the head by a sharp knife. They are hard and perfectly 

 solid throughout. The eyes of the rhinoceros are small and 

 sparkling and do not readily observe the hunter, provided 

 he keep to leeward of them. The skin is extremely thick, 

 and only to be penetrated by bullets hardened with solder." 

 "During the day the rhinoceros will be found lying asleep 

 or standing indolently in some retired part of the forest, or 

 under the base of the mountains, , sheltered from the power 

 of the Sim by some friendly grove of umbrella-topped 

 mimosas. In the evening they commence their nightly ramble, 

 and wander over a great extent of country.'' " The black 

 rhinoceros is subject to paroxysms of unprovoked fury, often 

 ploughing up the ground for several yards with its horns, and 

 assaulting large bushes in the most violent manner.'' "The 

 rhinoceros is supposed by many, and by myself among the 

 rest, to be the animal alluded to by Job, Chap, xxxix, verses 

 10 and II, where it is written: 'Canst thou bind the unicorn 

 with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys 

 after thee? Wilt thou trust him because his strength is 

 great ? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him ?' " " All the four 

 varieties delight to roll and wallow in mud, with which their 

 rugged hides are generally encrusted. Both varieties of the 

 black rhinoceros are much smaller and more active than the 

 white, and are so swift that a horse - with a rider on his 

 back can rarely overtake them. The two varieties of the 

 white rhinoceros are so similar in habits, that the description 

 of one will serve for both ; the principal difference consisting 

 in the length and set of the anterior horn; that of the 

 muchocho averaging from two to three feet in length, and 

 pointing backwards; while the horn of the Kobaoba often 

 exceeds four feet in length, and inclines forward from the 



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