मृगपक्षी-शास्त्र (हंसदेव - १३वीं शती का अमर भारतीय वन्यजीव, पक्षी एवं प्राणि-विज्ञान)

[1st variety of RHINOCEROSES]
(GANDAKA)
These species of animals are black, having very short-tails and
short and stout bodies. They have long and sharp nails. They have
uniformly ugly stout and nasty bodies. They have a horn at the end
of their noses. Their skin is very thick. There are many white spots
throughout their bodies. Some are tall by 4 or 5 hasthas. They
have small faces, small eyes and hanging testicles. They are very
angry. They stoop to do very mean acts. They are very cruel and
terrible.
[2nd variety of RHINOCEROSES]
(KHADGA)
These kinds of Rhinoceroses are blue in colour, having red and
white dots on their bodies. They are very tall. Their cry is very ter-
rible. They are much dull in nature. There are fleshy muscles
around their ears. Some may have hump on their backs. They are
terrible cruel, ugly and nasty. They have long ears. They are not
easily capturable. They have not glittering and beauty on their bodies.
They are always fond of killing wild animals. They possess big and long
hanging testicles. Their hips are very stout and fleshy. Some have
whitish black colour and they are not so terrible and strong as others.
The rhinoceroses, generally live in graze jillica grass. Generally,
the female ones are of the same type as male ones. Some of
the females are fearful and some quiet. Some deliver twice and
some thrice in their life times. After 20th year they become
old and their utmost age is 32 years. Owing to dull-nature and
mean mindedness, they are termed as TAMASA ADHAMA or inferior
in 3rd class.
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