Buckland, F., 1872. A new rhinoceros at the Zoological Gardens. Land and Water 1872 August 10: 89
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Sumatran Rhino |
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A new rhinoceros the zoological Gardens -
By the kindness of Mr Bartlett I have been enabled carefully to inspect very remarkable animal which has just been added to the collection in the zoological Gardens. It is a hairy rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Sumatrensis). This animal has never before been seen alive in Europe. It was purchased of Mr. William Jamrach, who got it from Singapore. It had been captured in Malacca six months before in a pitfall. There is reason to believe that it is quite adult, even though it is comparatively of small size, measuring only about 3 feet six at the shoulder. The whole body is covered with thick black hair, which stands erect like the hog mane of a horse. The skin is exceedingly rough, and not unlike the brawny shoulder of a wild boar. The tail is long and thin, and comes nearly to the hocks; it carries two horns, which are very short and much worn. Altogether it is a very curious and remarkable -looking animal. -
It will be remembered that I described another hairy rhinoceros some time since, but it appears that this last arrival is the true hairy rhinoceros. The other beast, which comes from Chittagong, therefore is a new species, hitherto unknown and undescribed. It has been named by Dr Sclater Rhinoceros lasiotis, or the hairy-eared rhinoceros. It has a tough of hair like a curtain fringe round the edge of each ear. The hair on the body of this animal is like the hair on the baby’s head, whereas the hair on the last arrival is stiff like a hedgehog’s bristles. – Frank Buckland
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A new rhinoceros at the Zoological Gardens
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