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fhutj the concave Side being forward. From the 
Middle of the hinder one of thefe Folds or ‘Plica*, 
arifes another, which, palling backwards along the 
Neck, is loft before it reaches that which furronnds 
the fore Part of the Body. 
His Shoulders are very thick and heavy, and have 
each another Fold downward, that erodes the fore 
Leg 5 and, almoft meeting that of the fore Part of the 
Body, juft mentioned, they both double under the 
Belly clofe behind the fore Leg. 
His Body, in general, is very thick, and juts out 
at the Sides, like that of a Cow with Calf. He has 
a Hollow in his Back, which is moftly forward, but, 
backwards, .the Line or Ridge rifes much higher 
than that of the Withers,- and, forming the Plica 
upon the Loins, falls down fuddenly to the Tail, 
making an uneven Line. His Belly hangs low, be- 
ing not far from the Ground, as it links much in the 
Middle. 
From the forefaid higheft Point in his Back, the 
Plica of the Loins runs down on each Side between 
the laft Ribs and the Hip, and is loft before it comes 
to the Belly ; but, above the Place of its being loft, 
another arifes, and runs backward round the hind 
Legs, a little above the joint: This I call the crural 
Fold, which turns up behind till it meets another 
tranfverfe one, which runs from the Side of the 
Tail forward, and is loft before it reaches within Two 
Inches of that of the Loins. 
The Legs of the Rhinoceros are thick and ftrong ; 
thole before, when he hands firm, bend back at the 
Knee, a great Way from a ftrait Line, being very 
round, and fomewhat taper downwards. The hinder 
Legs 
