ISBN: 9781458933621

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1866 Excerpt: ... quently called, an animal whose bones only have been discovered, the species itself having become extinct, resembled the elephant in many respects. It has been ascertained, from its remains, that it possessed a trunk, tusks, and feet, similar to those of the elephant, and was of an equal height, but still more heavy and unwieldy. Its remains have been discovered in great abundance in North America, but rarely in any other part of the world. The bones of a smaller species have been found on the eastern continent. The Hippopotamus, or Eiver Horse, inhabits principally the rivers of the south of Africa, but was formerly known upon the southern extremities of the Nile. It is sometimes found ten or twelve feet in length, and six or seven in height. It has two very large tusks in the under jaw, which are partly concealed by its projecting snout and lips. These tusks were formerly used by dentists in the manufacture of artificial teeth. It is a heavy, stupid, and ferocious animal; its body is thick, massy, and clumsy; and its legs are so short that its belly almost drags upon the ground. It subsists upon roots and other vegetable substances, and frequently commits great devastation in fields of millet, corn, rice, and sugar-cane. It walks with great ease at the bottom of the water, though obliged occasionally to rise to the surface for breath. An attack upon it while in the water is dangerous, since, when wounded, it becomes exceedingly furious, and often tears to pieces the boat of its aggressors. Of the Rhinoceros there are several species. The onehorned rhinoceros is somewhat larger than the hippopotamus, and is equally ferocious. It has one large and solid horn, three feet in length, projecting from its snout. It frequents moist and marshy grounds, and feeds u... William Smellie, Books, Religion and Spirituality, The philosophy of natural history Books>Religion and Spirituality, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781458933621

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ISBN: 1458933628

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