Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-06
Ty1E GREATEST LIVING
Curiosity,

living RiIINOCEROS or UNICORN. called
III the native language of East Gondar exhbitino ~
room on y street nearly opposite the Mansion
Ii"iSc' a"d second door below Messrs Collins a. c.
nooKst"rr where the ladies and gentlemen of Rich
nu ana us envrons are respectfully invited to cal,
and see tins very extraordinary animal ~ Na''
i ne Rhinocrros Is n native of Asia hfrco opd co
VeTal islands of the Indian Ocean Ua is inGo;o q.
no animal IN size. although lower on account Of III
s."rthess OF ITS legs than the elephant The engtb
o nS'hoceros Is usually 70 feet, andshe circum
Ie'p"co OF ms body arly equal his length His
nose Is armed with formidable weapon heinz bor,
it .wo TO three feet IN length very hard and solid
WIN "oIch ne defends himself from cvery ndverso
rye even the Lion, Tiger and Elephant avoid CO..
test with him. His body and limbs arc covaroJ ~,
SKIN so hard that he fears neither the clawe of The
lger nor the proboscis ofthr Elephant and will n
resist the force nt musket ball IL Is of -
ana forms Itself INTO folds the neck the sbonJar
ana the crupper. by which his motion s faciI;,.tJ
"S heHd IS large, cars long and crcc evrs small al
" ',''""1 'N"cly. tie possesses surprising strength
~ 10 any untrnctnbic, and subject To pnrnxvsrns -
fury which nothing can appcasc with tIo -
OF MS nose, he can Tear M frrce misc nm bno
Stones and throw them behind 10 a considerable AZ
lance III" RhlnocerOs ia n solitary eni,,aI -
maTshv grounds, is fond If walov,ng, ~ ,b Io'cS
lives GO 20 years " "Ee' uho
- ne animal to which we now call the attention or
the pubic, ~ feet inches hiph md ncorI, O e. y.
IN lengths Judged 10 weigh $500 nounds 'epk
IN corporcal powers the species known pro eor,I
N INC animal klngdom their strength and brardor
ul7pIdyeu IN the following authpnftc
count OF Rhlnoccro' hunt. ~"
, ~ Icw years ago, party of Europsons ,,;,L
.n', naive attendants and Elephants went off
vi ne nonge Gus sport ofhuniing these animas ,ba
mPt WIN nerd of seven of them led ne IL on,sy
."' ny ono ,nrgnr and stronger than the rest Wba
~ nrge kh'no'cros charged the hunters the To-,
h,cpnont' instead Of using their tusks as ,oaanns
Wmch IN ordinary casss tn are Sradv ono,fL 20
uuU' wheeled round and sfeceivrd The bloy nr ,L
hnhhoccros horn on the hind parts Inc blow bror,ht
~" Immediately to The ground with thor ,;daa
u'u as soon as they had risen the brute was ao.i
!'"uuN' "nu again brought them TO the pround and
w 'hIS manner did the contest continue mil Cour &c
retreat " ' ''u' eoou their
also MOCO ANIMAL not treated of,nN
VIZ" history nor ever before seen in this coun,r
Is beautifully varegated with black and NJ,
Gus. " VIC curl
ICHNEUMON.
., IN egyptian animal, famous for drstrovipo c,oco
cues eggs and Young reptiles and formey,v yorsLiO
ped by The Egyptians ''"e'y worship
~ o. IN" Apartment in which i,c ,Lo,,o o,;.,
- pGcfd' IS always Kent in Tho most cIcont,, oJ-
unu fenalos need enter ain no comnnnc,ioy, ~ A.
iriends'o visit il '''H wv" ''"Sou'' o.
~, " huendancc a. The door from O'Clock in Tho
n."Wg IN ] o'clock in tho afternoon md f. -
w nc afternoon TO in The cvcnnp-Admissior o.
! us C"Idren undor IL years ofogc heF price