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THE MALAYS! AH UNGULATES. 
necessary to let the beast go dashing by harmlessly. They are said 
to charge with tladr mouths open, endeavouring to use their teeth, 
not their horns as one might suppose. 
They feed on grass, shrubs, shoots and leaves of trees ; resting 
during the heat of the day. Mud wallows or “'salt licks n are 
favourite places where they may Ik? found by the hunter. They are 
becoming increasingly rare and perhaps the day is not far distant, 
when like their African cousin the so-called White Rhinoceros, they 
will become practically extinct 
The two African rhinos reach a height of 5| to *H feet at the 
shoulder; they are commonly known as the Black and White Rhino- 
ceroses respectively, although in point of fact the colour distinc- 
tions are negligible. The latter species provides the longest known 
rhinoceros horn (in the British Museum) which is 4 ft. in. 
The two Malaysian species are easily separated: — 
a About 3 ft, at shoulder, one -horned, almost 
hairless . . . . . . if. 
About 4 ft. at shoulder, two-homed, moder- 
ately hairy . . . . . . -ft. wnuitreim*. 
3. THE JA VAN RHINOCEROS. 
Rh inoceros son fla t cm . 
Malay : Badak. 
The single horn, almost naked skin, heavy folds at neck, 
shoulder and hip, and larger size distinguish this species from 
the only other Malaysian rhinoceros. It stands over 5 ft. at 
the shoulder. 
A fine horn of this species in the British Museum mea- 
sures lOf in. in length and 19£ in. in circumference. But 
generally speaking the horns arc never large. 
This species lias a comparatively wide range, from Eastern 
Bengal through Burma and the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra 
and Java. The reports of its occurrence in Borneo need con- 
firmation. although records of partially fossilized remains from 
that island show that it certainly occurred there once even if 
it no longer does so. It is a rare specie- throughout its range 
and probably nearing extinction. One of the few specimens 
obtained in the Malay Peninsula was shot by Mr. W. G. Max- 
well in Kiuta, Perak. 1 
This particular beast acquired considerable fame as the 
Pinjih rhino. It haunted the Pinjih valley in Perak. Max- 
well states that it had been the terror of the neighbourhood 
i In Malay Forests, pp. 12-46. 
