The Seahorse and the Rhinoceros مقاله

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One who is acquainted with the treasures of the earth and the fossils of the animal species that lived in it would see that some small insects, such as the scorpion, have lived since their earliest geological stages and continue to thrive in abundance until our present era, while some large beasts, such as the mammoth and the elephant, have become extinct or nearly so despite the greatness of their stature and intensity of their strength. As for the hippopotamus, it is a very massive animal and is the largest of the four-legged creatures except for the elephant, but its limbs are so short that its belly almost touches the ground. Its length from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail is seventeen (refer to the page illustration) feet, its head is large, but its brain is small. It has a massive head, wide jaws, iron-like tusks, a broad snout, a swollen belly, short legs, intense leaping ability, and strong propulsion. The famous English traveler, Fawcett, has described the hippopotamus and the rhinoceros, providing a summary as follows: Among the famous African animals is the hippopotamus, which is massive in body, large-headed, has two large tusks, and its body approaches that of an elephant, but its limbs are very small so that its belly almost touches the ground. Its horn is precious, from which sword handles and similar items are made, and it is sold at half the price of elephant tusks, and rarely is hunted due to its speed in running and its ability to endure running for a long time.