THE RHINOCEROS. 



nearer the noftrils than in any other quadruped. His ears were large, thin at 

 the extremities, and contracted at their origin by a kind of annular rugofity. 

 The neck was very fhort, and furrounded by two thick folds of tkin. The 

 moulders were very thick ; and at their juncture there was another fold of 

 Ikin which defcended on the fore-legs. The body of this young Rhinoceros 

 was very thick, and pretty much refembled that of a Cow near the end of her 

 geltation. Between the body and the crupper there was another fold which 

 defcended on the hind-legs ; and laftly, another fold tranfverfely furrounded 

 the lower part of the crupper, at fome diftance from the tail. The belly was 

 large, and hung near the ground, particularly its middle part. The legs were 

 mort, thick, round, and ftrong, and their joint bended backwards: this joint, 

 which, when the animal lay down, was covered with a remarkable fold of 

 the Ikin, became apparent when he flood. The tail, which was thin, and 

 proportionably Ihort, grew a little thicker at the extremity, which was 

 garnifhed with fome Ihort, thick, hard hairs. The fkin was impenetrable, 

 and fo thick, that when a man laid hold of any of the folds, he would 

 imagine he was handling a wooden plank of half an inch thick. Dr. Grew 

 remarks that, when tanned, it is exceflively hard, and thicker than that of 

 any other terreftrial animal. It is every where covered, more or lefs, with 

 incrullations, in the form of galls or tuberolities, which are fmall on the top 

 of the neck and back, but become larger on the fides : the largeit are on the 

 moulders and crupper : they extend along the thighs and legs, and even on 

 the feet ; but between the folds the fkin is penetrable, delicate, and as foft 

 as lilk to the touch, while the external part of the fold is equally hard with 

 the reft. This tender Ikin between the folds is of a light rleih-colour ; and 

 the Ikin of the belly is nearly of the fame colour and contiftence. The galls 

 or tuberolities on the Ikin mould not be compared to fcales ; they are limple 

 indurations only, without any regularity in their figure, or lymmetry in 

 their refpective pofitions. The flexibility of the fkin in the folds enables the 

 Rhinoceros to move his head, neck, and members, with facility. The whole 

 body, except at the joints, is inflexible, and refembles a coat of mail." 



The horn of the Rhinoceros is entirely folid, and formed of the harder! 

 bony fubftance, growing from the upper maxillary bone by fo. ftrong an 



