 Both these varieties of rhinoceros attain an enormous size, being the animals next in magnitude to the elephant. They feed solely on grass, carry much fat, and their flesh is excellent, being preferable to beef. They are of a much milder and more inoffensive...  The Illustrated Natural History - Page 152by John George Wood - 1855 - 444 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alfred Henry Miles - 1895 - 462 pages
...posterior horn of either species seldom exceeds six or seven inches in length. Both these varieties attain an enormous size, being the animals next in...their flesh is excellent, being preferable to beef." Rhinoceros Mr. Gordon Gumming gives several graphic Hunting. descriptions of his experiences with the... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - 1915 - 392 pages
...rods, supplying a substance at once suitable for a sporting implement and excellent for the purpose. Both these varieties of rhinoceros attain an enormous...inferior to that of the other varieties, and a person well mounted can overtake and shoot them. The head of these is a foot longer than that of the borele.... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1889 - 1080 pages
...horse with a rider on its back can rarely overtake them, yet they are often hunted with horses. Both attain an enormous size, being the animals next in...speed is very inferior to that of the other varieties. If we examine the skull of a rhinoceros, we shall find that just under the place where the root of... | |
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