THE RHINOCEROS 
quarters ; moreover the animals had much increased in 
size and strength during the winter months. 
I therefore arranged to get them into a large den (one 
at a time), and draw this on a low-wheeled truck, used for 
this purpose, hut the enormous weight of this den and 
the animals combined prevented this plan from being 
carried out. After we had succeeded in getting the 
beast (the male) into the den, the weight of which was 
over two tons (without the rhinoceros), I considered that 
the only way we could move it was by rollers on planks 
laid on the pathway, and so slide or roll it on. Owing to 
the slow progress we made, the day was so far advanced 
that, before the transfer to the summer quarters was 
completed, I felt convinced we should not have time to 
repeat the process with the other animal before dark. I 
was, however, in fear that the female would turn ill- 
tempered on account of her being left by herself, and I 
also had vague fears that she was able to break out of the 
house were she to attempt to do so. 
After safely depositing the male, and having the whole 
staff of keepers (thirty in number) at hand, I ordered the 
strong leather collar and an additional rope collar to be 
put on the neck of the female, and with two double ropes 
behind and one double rope in front Ave started. Although 
we Avent on tolerably steady, and got safely to the end of 
the journey, we all felt perfectly sure, from the feAv pranks 
played by her ladyship — she had given every one his work 
to do — that the male would be more than all concerned 
Avould have cared to tackle in this fashion. 
The large female Indian rhinoceros died on December 13, 
1873. She Avas the same animal Avhich met Avith the acci- 
dent by falling through the ice on the pond in her paddock, 
and of Avhich Mr. Buckland gave a graphic account in 
Land and Water, December 29, 1870. 
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