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Legs are alfo very ftrong, bending backwards at the 
Joint to a biant Angle, under which the Limb grows 
fmaller, and then becomes gradually thicker, as it 
approaches the Foot 5 fo alio does that Part of the 
fore Leg. About the Joint of each of his Legs, there 
is a remarkable ‘Plica when he bends them in lying 
down, which difappears when he hands. 
In fome Quadrupeds, the Fetlock bends or yields 
to the Weight of the Animal; but in this there is 
no Appearance of any fuch Bending, and he feems 
to hand on Stumps, efpecially if he is viewed behind. 
He has Three Hoofs on each Foot forwards ; but the 
back Part is a great Mafs of Flefh, rough like the 
reft of his Skin, and bears upon the Sole or Bottom 
of his Foot. 
This Part is plump and callous in the Surface, 
yielding to Preflure from the Softnefs of the fubjacent 
Flelh. Its Shape is like that of a Heart, having a 
blunt Apex before, and running backward in a broad 
Bafis. The Out-line of the Bottoms of the Hoofs are 
fomewhat femicircular. 
The Tail of this Animal is very inconfiderable, in 
proportion to his Bulk, not exceeding 17 or 18 
Inches in Length, and not very thick : It has a great 
Roughnefs round it, and a kind of Twift or Stricture 
towards the Extremity, ending in a Fatnefs, which 
gave occcfion to Authors to compare it to a Spatula . 
On the Sides of this flat Part, a few Hairs appeared, 
which were black and flrong, but fhort : The Growth 
of thefe is feen in the Tail of the old Rhinoceros y 
deferibed very weil by Dr. Grew , in his Mufeum 
Regalis Societatis-, which is reprefented Fig. 2. 
Plate III. “ In this the Dock is about half an Inch 
“ thick, 
