character of his race. He has a disproportionate upper 

 lip, which hangs over the lower one, and terminates in 

 a point; and the animal, by the assistance of the muscles, 

 moves it with great dexterity in collecting his food and 

 conveying it to his mouth. Tlie nostrils are in a transverse 

 direction ; the ears are pointed and large ; the skin is 

 rough and nearly naked of covering, and, about the neck, 

 is gathered into immense folds ; a fold extends between 

 the shoulders and fore legs, and another from the hinder 

 part of the back to tlie thighs ; the disproportionate 

 size of the legs make the body, from its great bulk, 

 hang low ; *the breadth of the feet do not exceed 

 the size of the legs. This animal was known to the 

 ancients ; Pliny mentions it as an animal that, in the 

 games given by Pompey, appeared in the circus at 

 Rome, and was brought to combat with an elephant, 

 against which it was an unefjual foe. It is described by 

 Aristotle, and is mentioned by the historian of Alex- . 

 ander as one of the strange animals met with in their 

 march in India. It is a native of Bengal, Siam, and 

 Cochinchina; also is found in China and in the islands 

 of Java and Sumatra. It is a stupid, solitary animal 

 — fond of shady forests adjoining rivers, and wet and 

 marshy plains are his favourite haunts, unless attacked. 

 Its temper is mild and inoffen-iive, but provoked, its 

 rage is desperate and dangerous. It reaches the age of 

 fifty or sixty years. During the first month, the young 

 one is not larger than a dog ; the horn is at first imper- 

 ceptible, but increases by slow degrees. At the age of 

 two years, he has hardly attained his height. His eyes 

 are small, and his sight is dull ; but he possesses the 

 sense of smelling and hearing in great perfection. The 



