170 THE INDIAN RHINOCEROS. 
almost black, from being smeared with grease two 
or three times weekly, to prevent the hide 
becoming dry and cracking. Under the folds, it 
was of a flesh colour, and much softer. Upon 
certain parts, the outside of the limbs, the knees, 
and about the head and face, excrescences from 
the skin had acquired a considerable length, and 
resembled horny threads, which have been con- 
sidered by some authors as a disease. The hairs, 
principally upon the tail and ears, were strong 
and smooth, while a few, which were found on the 
other parts of the body, were thick and hard, but 
had a woolly appearance. The knees were bent ; 
but this was evidently caused by confinement 
and the inactive life which it led. The feet were 
furnished with three large nails, almost in the 
form of slippers, covering the toes above and 
below. The tail, kept habitually in a hanging 
position, could be moved backwards and forwards. 
The eyes were very small, a simple eyelid and 
round pupil. The nostrils open upon the sides of 
the upper lip. The external ear was large and 
moveable. The sense of touch appeared only to 
exist in the upper lip. The horn, which was short 
and blunt, was used, in anger, to strike, and even 
to tear and destroy the object of attack, and 
there seemed an instinctive motion to make use 
of that part rather than any other, in any case 
where the employment of force was necessary. 
