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occurs in India proper) being placed alongside R . lasiotis , 
the differences that exist between the two forms can be 
well observed, and this, indeed, is the only satisfactory 
way to determine species, for mere written descriptions are 
apt to be more or less misleading, and the identification 
of species from isolated parts of animals is frequently 
most disappointing in its results. It will be observed that 
the Chittagong animal has much larger ears than the 
Malayan female, that the fringe of hairs on the ears is 
longer, softer and more drooping, and also that the whole 
skin of the animal is much smoother, and that the hair is a 
rich reddish-brown, instead of black. The difference in 
size between the ears of these two double-horned species 
is a feature that also serves to separate the Indian one¬ 
horned Rhinoceros from the Burmo-Malayan one-horned 
species. 
The Rhinoceroses exhibited in this enclosure, like their 
kith and kin generally, are very fond of water, but 
especially of muddy hollows in which to lie ; and their 
highest bliss seems to be, to rest undisturbed after feeding in 
a slimy ooze that leaves a coating of mud on their 
coarse skins, forming an effectual protection to them 
against the irritating attacks of noxious insects. No 
sooner was R. lasiotis , whose familiar name is Muni 
Begum, introduced into this enclosure than she set her¬ 
self to dig a hole, which she accomplished with her fore¬ 
feet, scraping out the earth and throwing it behind her. 
As it was during the rains she arrived, the hole was soon 
filled with water, so that when she lay down only a small 
portion of her body remained uncovered, and the exposed 
part was so smeared with mud and the animal so 
still, it was sometimes difficult to detect her presence 
