. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. THE GREAT HERBIVORES 169. Young rhinoceros 0:1 board ship. good bargain. My hopes proved to be illusory, however, for after much discussion the Zoo- logical Society of London, from whom I had expected to obtain a very high price, refused to give me more than ^i,ooo, and even this sum they only offered me under the condition that I should deliver the animal in their Gar- dens in a CTood state of health. I did not even receive the purchase- money i
. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. THE GREAT HERBIVORES 169. Young rhinoceros 0:1 board ship. good bargain. My hopes proved to be illusory, however, for after much discussion the Zoo- logical Society of London, from whom I had expected to obtain a very high price, refused to give me more than ^i,ooo, and even this sum they only offered me under the condition that I should deliver the animal in their Gar- dens in a CTood state of health. I did not even receive the purchase- money in hard cash, but to the extent of half the sum had to ac- cept other animals in exchange for my rhinoceros, so that altogether I cleared very little profit out of the transaction. I remember this rhinoceros well, for he came near to domg me a nasty injury. He was quite a young animal and stood only about thirty-two inches at the shoulder, but nevertheless he blossomed out one day into a veritable athlete, a fact which I remember the more because he challenged me to a match, in which no doubt I should have come off second best had I not thought discretion the better part of valour. On the journey from Trieste to Vienna I travelled in the same com- partment with the young rhinoceros, for, thinking him to be a very especial treasure, I wished to take charge of him person- ally. I was dozing comfortably in a corner, when I was suddenly awakened by a pull, and saw that the young rhinoceros had the tail of my coat in his mouth and was cheer- fully sucking away at it. The animal appeared to find the flavour pleasant, but the operation not being precisely bene- ficial to my garment, I endeavoured, with all due politeness, to free the coat from the young herbivore's jaws. The brute, however, was not disposed to submit to this privation; he flew suddenly into a terrific rage, gave a shrill cry of anger, and assaulted me with fury. I fully admit that I was not. Please note that these imag
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