| Neumann, J.B. 1885 Het Pane- en Bila- stroomgebied op het eiland Sumatra (Studien over bataks en batakse landen). Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap (2) 2 (2): 1-133 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Sumatran Rhino
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| On the rivers Pane and Bila. Rhinos of two species are found both in the plains and on the highest and most inaccessible mountains. |
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| Burg, C.L. van der 1885 De geneesheer in Nederlandsch-Indie, III. Matera Indica. Batavia, Ernst and Co, pp. i-xx, 1-856 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
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Asian Rhino Species
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| The dried rhino horn has different sizes, according to the age of the animal, and it is either brown, black or grey-brown in colour. |
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| Burg, C.L. van der 1885 De geneesheer in Nederlandsch-Indie, III. Matera Indica. Batavia, Ernst and Co, pp. i-xx, 1-856 |
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Names in vernacular
Asian Rhino Species
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| Badak |
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| Neumann, J.B. 1885 Het Pane- en Bila- stroomgebied op het eiland Sumatra (Studien over bataks en batakse landen). Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap (2) 2 (2): 1-133 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Sumatran Rhino
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| The animals were hunted for their horn (soemboe badak). While the export of these horns was important earlier, this has now almost stopped, first because the animal is only rarely met with nowadays, secondly because the population does not engage in hunting much anymore. |
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| Forbes, H.O. 1885 A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago, a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, pp. i-xx, 1-536 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Mt. Tengamus. High up we found the wallowing holes of the rhinoceros. Of the animal, I saw traces only a few times. |
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| Burg, C.L. van der 1885 De geneesheer in Nederlandsch-Indie, III. Matera Indica. Batavia, Ernst and Co, pp. i-xx, 1-856 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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Javan Rhino
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| Rhinoceros lives mainly in the Preanger Regentschappen, etc. |
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| Hymans van Anrooy, H.A. 1885 Nota omtrent het rijk van Siak. Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal Land en Volkenkunde 30: 259-390 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| There are rhinoceroses with two horns in the kingdom of Siak. |
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| Hymans van Anrooy, H.A. 1885 Nota omtrent het rijk van Siak. Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal Land en Volkenkunde 30: 259-390 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1885, Sumatra, per horn $20 - $60, white horn $60 a piece |
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| Burg, C.L. van der 1885 De geneesheer in Nederlandsch-Indie, III. Matera Indica. Batavia, Ernst and Co, pp. i-xx, 1-856 |
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Siszi |
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| Hymans van Anrooy, H.A. 1885 Nota omtrent het rijk van Siak. Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal Land en Volkenkunde 30: 259-390 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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| Kingdom of Siak. Every rhinoceros found must be offered to the Sultan. The finder receives a persalinan for this. The horn is much sought after as a medicine and it is said to act well against snake bites. A rhinoceros horn is worth between $ 20 and $ 60. Sometimes a white horn is found, for... |
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