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about a truss of hay in a week, besides greens of 
different kinds, which were often brought to him, 
and of which he seemed fonder than of his dry 
victuals ; and drank large quantities of water at 
a time, being then, it seems, two years old. 
“ He appeared very peaceable in his temper, 
suffering himself to be handled in any part of his 
body ; but outrageous when struck or hungry, 
and pacified in either case only by victuals. In 
his outrage he jumps about, and springs to an 
incredible height, driving his head against the 
walls of the place with great fury and quickness, 
notwithstanding his lumpish aspect: this Dr 
Parsons saw several times, especially in a morning, 
before his rice and sugar were given him. 
“ In height he did not exceed a young heifer, 
but was very broad and thick. His head, in pro- 
portion, is very large, having the hinder part, 
next his ears, extremely high, in proportion to 
the rest of his face, which is flat, and sinks 
down suddenly forward towards the middle, rising 
again to the horn, but in a less degree. The 
horn stands on the nose of the animal, as on a 
hill. The part of the bone on which the horn is 
fixed, rises into a blunt cone, to answer to a 
cavity in the basis of the horn, which is very 
hard and solid, having no manner of hollow nor 
core, like those of other quadrupeds. That of 
this animal, being young, does not rise from its 
