RHINOCEROS. 
portionably large ; and the horn, which was 
black, was only an inch high, 
. The horn of the Rhinoceros, however, is 
■sometimes more than three feet long, and six 
inches diameter at the base ; and it is common- 
ly of a brown or olive colour, though there are 
instances of it's being grey, and even white. 
The elephant is said to be often found dead in 
tlie forests, pierced with the horn of the Rhi- 
noceros. Combats between these two most s 
formidable animals must, indeed, be dreadful. 
Emanuel, king of Portugal, at the beginning 
of the sixteenth century, willing to try their 
strength, a6tually opposed them to each other, 
and the elephant was defeated. 
The Rhinoceros is a native both of Asia 
and Africa ; it is, like the hog, fond of w^allow- 
ing in the mire, and shevv^s the greatest predi- 
lc6lion for moist and marshy grounds, seldom 
quitting the banks of rivers. 
The female produces but one at a time, and 
at considerable intervals. The young Rhino- 
ceros 
