ONE-HORNED SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS. 177 
ing in the mire, and the accumulation of putrifying 
vegetable matter, in process of time became 
offensive at the entrance of the palace, and its 
removal was ordered by the Emperor to a small 
village near the confines of the capital, where, in 
the year 1821, it was accidentally drowned in a 
rivulet. 
« The Rhinoceros lives gregarious in many parts 
of Java. It is not limited to a particular region 
or climate, but its range extends from the level of 
the ocean to the summit of mountains of con- 
siderable elevation. I noticed it at Tangung, near 
the confines of the Southern Ocean, in the districts 
of the native princes, and on the summit of the 
high peaks of the Priangang regions, but it prefers 
high situations. It is not generally distributed, 
but is tolerably numerous in circumscribed spots, 
distant from the dwellings of man, and covered 
with a profuse vegetation. On the whole, it is 
more abundant in the western than in the eastern 
districts of the island. Its retreats are discovered 
by deeply excavated passages which it forms along 
the declivities of mountains and hills. I found 
them occasionally of great depth and extent. 
“ In its manners the Rhinoceros of Java is com- 
paratively mild. It is not unfrequently met in 
the wilds by Europeans and by natives. No 
instance of its shewing a disposition to make an 
attack has come to my knowledge. Being the 
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