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Quadrupeds. 
enemy to the elephant, to whom he often gives battle, 
and is said never to go out of his way, but to endeavour 
to destroy whatever obstacles present themselves, rather 
than turn about. He lives on the coarsest vegetables, 
and frequents the banks of rivers, and marshy grounds ; 
his hoofs are divided into four, and he grunts like a hog, 
which he resembles in many other particulars. The 
female produces but one at a time, and during the first 
month her young are not bigger than a large dog. The 
Rhinoceros is supposed by some to be the Unicorn of 
holy writ, and possesses all the properties ascribed to that 
animal, — rage, untamableness, great swiftness, and im- 
mense strength. It was known to the Eomans in very 
early times. Augustus introduced one into the shows, on 
his triumph over Cleopatra. Some Ehinoceroses have 
two horns. 
THE COMMON OR DOMESTIC HOG, (Sus scrofa,) 
Differs chiefly from the wild animal in having smaller 
tusks, and large and pendant ears. Of all domestic 
