Children's own library . especially to the maize, a plantto which it is, unfortunately, very partial. It is a goodswimmer, and often voluntarily takes to the water inorder to cross to another island. Its size when fullgrown is about that of a very large hog. The Rhinoceros. There are, apparently, six speciesof this formidable animal inhabiting various parts ofAsia and Africa. They can be distinguished from eachother by the number and shape of their horns and thecolor of their bodies. Their habits are much alike. The Rhinoceros is always a surly and ill-temperedanimal, and is much given to maki
Children's own library . especially to the maize, a plantto which it is, unfortunately, very partial. It is a goodswimmer, and often voluntarily takes to the water inorder to cross to another island. Its size when fullgrown is about that of a very large hog. The Rhinoceros. There are, apparently, six speciesof this formidable animal inhabiting various parts ofAsia and Africa. They can be distinguished from eachother by the number and shape of their horns and thecolor of their bodies. Their habits are much alike. The Rhinoceros is always a surly and ill-temperedanimal, and is much given to making unprovokedattacks on man and beast, if it should happen tofancy itself insulted by their presence. Its chiefpeculiarity, its so-called horn, is a mass of fibresmatted together, and closely resembling the structureof whalebone. Its feet are divided into three toes,encased in hoofs. The horn is not connected with theskull, but is merely a growth from the skin, from whichit can be separated by means of a sharp P3 WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY 101 The organs of scent of the Rhinoceros are very acute,and as the creature seems to have a peculiar faculty fordetecting the presence of human beings, it is necessary
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