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purpose of gaining the higher branches of these, 
his upper lip is capable of being lengthened out, 
and (like the finger at the end of the elephant’s 
trunk) serves to convey the food to his mouth. 
With this lip, and the assistance of his tongue,” 
says Mr. Bruce, “ he pulls down the upper branches 
which have most leaves, and these he devours first : 
having stript the tree of its branches, he does not 
directly abandon it, but, placing his snout as low in 
the trunk as he finds his horn will enter, he rips 
up the body of the tree, and reduces it to thin 
pieces, like so many laths ; and when he has thus 
prepared it, he embraces as much as he can of it in 
his monstrous jaws, and twists it round with as 
much ease as an ox would do a root of celery.” 
The rhinoceros which came to London in the 
year 1739 was sent from Bengal. Though not 
above two years of age, the expense of his food 
and journey amounted to near one thousand pounds 
sterling. He was fed with rice, sugar, and hay. 
He had daily seven pounds of rice mixed with 
three pounds of sugar, and divided into three por- 
tions. He had likewise both hay and green herbs, 
but greatly preferred the latter. He took large 
quantities of water at a time, was of a peaceable 
disposition, and allowed all parts of his body to be 
touched. When hungry, or provoked by any person, 
he became mischievous, and in both cases nothing 
appeased him but food. When enraged he sprung 
forward, and nimbly raised himself to a great height, 
at the same time pushing his head furiously 
