The sun., 1894-05-06

The main points Of difference between the
two species are tho shape OF tine mouth and
the, manner OF feeding The Bicorns has q
nrehehsile upDer lip and much smaller head
anoHeftnsr ano fn .hGn ihs SmHsi he @ feeds entirely
hushy. tnhospitabe country: he Is wary and
shy. quick TO anger and exceedingly obstinate
disproportionately large head. with great Jaw
which is cut quite square OF in front. and the
upon which he feeds entirely. though in the
autumn and winter when tho grass over vast
puzzle how he manages to get enough to
sustain his great bulk lie carries his head very
low. and has long ears slightly tipned with curly
black hair: he Is not so inpuisitivc or suspi-
cious as his black brother. and is slightly moro
sluggish in his movements. though upon occa.
speed. Another curious fact IL that the calf Of
the sinus wiz always run IN front OF the COW.
IT. mother: this hnhit never varies. They
drink every day, or rather every night, and, as
midnight Wien the sun gets very warm they
generally enloy a siesta, sometimes In the
bush @Unsh md sometimes % inc, out tin In the claring auiy.
lie in thick, bushy country they do not make a
point OF choosing the deonest shade, When
In the nrst lew days Of June. 1893, started
S For days G sn4rsS iii
dark. Ipatrolled and quartercd every yard OF
tSs aix Day SO 81 far of Stf then SS
appearGd Just as dark srecksmtwo OF the huge
5rutes was searching f2r Tho arst thing to
when they were first sighted the wind blew
directly from me to them. In an hours time
OF bush that lay about 50 yards l,tlow the open
position they had chosen for their midday
trouble. so took my colorsi boy with me"he
couid Nhoot rather well ana carried a single
twelve, bore bore ritei a crawled on my stomach
saw one OF them had become suspicious. and
had go, on to his feet. evidently much disturbed.
Nan Mi mad ENNr GAlf na 4,
possible, into the sharp grass Stuhble and
black ash-this latter tho result OF II devastat-
before. II seemed hours before this very pain,
inl crawl brought me to the small tut % dry
some time was relieved to see the other
iG brute stand d,' np whispered to the boy, and
broadside on. did not wish to break any
great bones SO did not fire at the point of the
shot under the circumstances but put the
bullet from the, ten-bor" raradox" between
huge brute spun round put tho second shot
behi nd the ri,,s; it travelled forward. and
The boys re wen. OF slmo simuitnSeous. I'M
ly with my first OF 9nd as the rhinOceroses
went ~ in opposite directions We jumped up
a mile the old bull went like n steam engine:
he Gradually. however, settled down, and
behind: this helped him on again. hut not for
more than half mile. | soon ran up 10 him.
this time he had been throwing blood by the
gallon from his nostris. one more shot I'm
ished him, anil as he sunk down with n kind nf
sob. the buffalo birds left him, and with shrill
notes OF alarm they flew up. and circllnE for II
few minutes over Us, they disappeared in the
direction tho other rhinocerOs hat taken [
was completely exhausted by the severe run
and taking out my pipe. sat down for n short
rest upon the huge gray head. The second hull
succnmhed about hall a mile from where had
first tirel.
II Is n curious fact that under tho skin OF
thpan two animals found ak nativa Iuliata
which they must have carried about with them
for years.