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| Title: |
Explorations in Central Borneo |
| Author(s): |
Harrisson, T. |
| Year published: |
1949 |
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Geographical Journal, London |
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114 |
| Pages: |
129-149, pls. 1-3, map 1 |
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Location:
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| The numbers, never great, were rapidly thinned out once firearms became available inland. |
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Location:
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| some |
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Location:
Subject:
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sarawak
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| probably extinct |
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Location:
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Distribution - Poaching
Sumatran Rhino
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| Prices rose, and in the 1930's the relics of a rhino were worth a fortune in steel, cloth, and shot to the uplands people. The rhino is easy to track. As it became scarcer and shier, parties followed a track for weeks on end along the ranges. |
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Location:
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sarawak
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| I saw a fresh track on the 5000 feet divide between the Poedjoengan and Kayan Rivers in October 1945. |
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Europe
Names in vernacular
Sumatran Rhino
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| Pigmy Rhinoceros |
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World
Value
All Rhino Species
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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Location:
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Ecology - Food
Sumatran Rhino
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| Borneo. The rhino has a habit of breaking down small trees for the leaves. |
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Location:
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Ecology - Food
Sumatran Rhino
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| Borneo. The rhino has a habit of breaking down small trees for the leaves. |
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Location:
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| The horn is valued by the Chinese for medical and aphrodisiac purposes. |
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Explorations in Central Borneo
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