. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. TniOK-SKIKNED QTJAPRDPEDS. ISt account of the manners of this animal. On the subject of feeding he says : " That besides the trees capable of moat resistance, then are in the vast forests within the rains, trees of a softer consist ence, and of a very succulent quality, which seem to be destined for his principal food. For the purpose of gaining the highest branches of these, his upper lip is capable of being leng
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. TniOK-SKIKNED QTJAPRDPEDS. ISt account of the manners of this animal. On the subject of feeding he says : " That besides the trees capable of moat resistance, then are in the vast forests within the rains, trees of a softer consist ence, and of a very succulent quality, which seem to be destined for his principal food. For the purpose of gaining the highest branches of these, his upper lip is capable of being lengthened out, so as to increase his power of laying hold with this in the same manner as the elephant does with his trunk : with this lip, and the assistance of his tK)ngue, he pulls down the upper branches. -^Wi^iW'iV'"''"' Double-Horned Rhinoceros, which have most leaves, ana these he devours first: having stripped the tree of its branches, he does not therefore abandon it, but placing his snout as low in the trunk as he knows his horns will enter, he rips up the body of the tree, and reduces it to thin pieces as so many laths; when he has thus prepared it, he embraces as much of it as he can in his monstrous jaws, and twists it round with aa much ease as an ox would do a root of celery, or any suc'i pot-herb, or garden ; Of the Rhinoceros there are four varieties in South Afrioa, Jistinsruished bv the Bcchuanas bv the names of the " bor^le/' or. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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