THE RHINOCEROS. 
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®port, however, is not without its danger, par- 
ticularly to the horse, which frequently has 
legs cut and his bowels torn open by the 
tusks of this animal, which is a formidable 
opponent.” 
Africa also produces a fierce race of the 
"'ild hog, which is distinguished by a pair of 
^^■rge lobes, or wattles, beneath the eyes. The 
tusks of the upper jaw bend upwards in a se- 
micircular form towards the forehead. When 
Stacked by a man on horseback, it will rush 
'^pon the horse with great force and swiftness, 
breaking his legs, and often destroying both 
and his rider. 
THE RHINOCEROS. 
Some naturalists enumerate five species of 
the rhinoceros, while others, founding their 
divisions on the number of horns, reckon but 
