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body to be touched without shewing displea- 
sure ; but when hungry, or struck, he became 
fierce and mischievous, and an immediate 
supply of food was the only method of paci- 
fying him. 
Another rhinoceros brought to England in 
1790 was purchased for the menagerie, Ex- 
eter Change. The docility of this animal was 
®qual to that of a tolerably tractable pig. He 
'''ould obey his master’s orders, walk about his 
''oom to exhibit himself, and allow his visiters 
^0 pat him. His voice bore some resemblance 
the bleating of a calf, and was commonly 
^Xcited when he perceived persons with fruit 
any other favourite food in their bands, 
^is usual food consisted of clover, ship-bis- 
^^it, and a prodigious quantity of greens, with 
^^U to fifteen pailfuls of water a day ; and he 
"’Us extremely fond of sweet wines. In Oc- 
tober 1792 this animal, when rising suddenly, 
dislocated one of his fore-legs, and this acci- 
