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fmaller ty degrees, they terminate in a blunt point. 
At their root they have three flattened fides, divided 
by fo many angles : one of the angles is turned for- 
wards, and confequently one of the fides backwards. 
This triangular fhape is gradually lefs perceptible 
towards the extremity. At the root there are flight 
circular wrinkles, in proportion to the age of the 
animal. The body and point of the horn is fmooth, 
and the whole of a very dark colour. They rife up- 
wards, forewards and outwards at a very obtufe angle, 
with the forehead or face. They are gently bended, 
and the concavity is turned inwards, and a little 
forewards. The diftance between them at the roots 
is three inches and a quarter, at the points fix inches 
and a quarter, and at their moft hollow middle parts 
lefs than fix inches. 
Food. It eats oats, but not greedily; is fonder 
of grafs and hay * ; but is always delighted with 
wheat bread. When thirfty, it would drink two 
gallons of water. 
D UNG. Its dung is in the form of fmall round 
balls, of the fize of a nut-meg; and it pafTes a 
quantity of thefe together, with a rufhing found. 
Manners. Though it was reported to have 
been exceedingly vicious, it was in reality a moft 
gentle creature while in my cuftody, fcemed pleafed 
with every kind of familiarity, always licked the 
* General Carnac informs me, that no hay is made in India; 
their horfes are fed with grafs frefh cut, and a grain of the 
pulfe^ kind, called Gram. 
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