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THE few species of Rhinoceros which now exist on the world's surface are divisible into two distinct groups, one of which inhabits Africa, the other certain portions of Asia. The Asiatic rhinoceroses are readily distinguishable from their Æthiopian brethren by the presence of incisor teeth throughout life, and by the remarkable folds of the skin. In the African rhinoceroses the incisor teeth are absent, or rather never cut the gums, and the skin is smooth, or, at all events presents scarcely any appearance of the peculiar folds which distinguish the Asiatic species.
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S., P. Rhinoceroses . Nature 5, 426–428 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/005426a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/005426a0