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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



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 Ehinoceros, {Rhinoceros 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 developed rapidly. Captivity does 

 not seem to fret her in the least. She is very docile, is very 

 friendly toward her keeper, 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 



