. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. THK OLDEST INHABITANT. 70 Zoo Notes 71. THE NEXT Sj-rian Pelican. the Superin-tendent of theZoo, he told methat numbers ofanimals die an-nually throughoverfeeding b_ythe public withunsuitable food. The fine Indianrhinoceros inthe ElephantHouse is theoldest inhabi-tant at the Zoo,having been presented to theSociety in 1864,the oldest and, consideringAnimal that it weighsat the Zoo. , , ^ ? several tons, is remarkably straight on its feet. Contrary to popular belief, the skin of these animals is not bullet proof, in
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. THK OLDEST INHABITANT. 70 Zoo Notes 71. THE NEXT Sj-rian Pelican. the Superin-tendent of theZoo, he told methat numbers ofanimals die an-nually throughoverfeeding b_ythe public withunsuitable food. The fine Indianrhinoceros inthe ElephantHouse is theoldest inhabi-tant at the Zoo,having been presented to theSociety in 1864,the oldest and, consideringAnimal that it weighsat the Zoo. , , ^ ? several tons, is remarkably straight on its feet. Contrary to popular belief, the skin of these animals is not bullet proof, in fact, it can be easily pared with a knife. There are five species of rhinoceroses —thi-ee Oriental and two Afri-can. The Khinoceros Unicornis, though known to the Ancients, was seen for the first time by Europeans in 1513, when one was sent from India to the King of Portugal. In their wild state they displayconsiderableferocity whenprovoked, and,although appar-ently clumsy,can,when neces-sary, run withgreat , whois in perfecthealth, givesevery indicationof living anotherthirty-eightyear
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