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met with in a wild state in the Terai region of Nepal and 

 Bhutan, and in the upper valley of the Bramaputra or 

 province of Assam, though it formerly had a wider range. 

 The first rhinoceros seen alive in Europe since the time 

 when they, in common with nearly all the large remark- 

 able beasts of both Africa and Asia, were exhibited in 



Fig-. 9. — Indian Rhinoceros {Rhinoceros unicornis'). 



From a photograph by Mr. Gambler Bolton of an animal living in the Zoological 

 Society's Gardens. In wild animals the horn often grows to a greater length. 



the Roman shows, was of this species. It was sent from 

 India to Emmanuel, King of Portugal, in 1513; and 

 from a sketch of it taken in Lisbon, Albert Diirer com- 

 posed his celebrated, but rather fanciful, engraving, 

 which was reproduced in so many old books on natural 

 history. 



