 Reference Base  Burma, its people and productions; or, notes on the fauna... |
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Mason, F.; Theobald, W., 1882. Burma, its people and productions; or, notes on the fauna, flora and minerals of Tenasserim, Pegu and Burma, vol. I. Geology, mineralogy and zoology, rewritten and enlarged by W. Theobald, 3rd ed. Hertford, Stephen Austin and Sons, vol. 1, pp. i-xxv, 1-560
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma) |
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Distribution - Records |
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Asian Rhino Species |
fire-eating rhino. The Southern Karens say there is a third species of rhino in the jungles which is distinguished from both the others by its skin being covered with small tubercles, and above all by its eating fire. Wherever it sees fire, it runs up and devours it immediately.
Distinguishes Rhinoceros sondaicus and Rhinoceros lasiotis and R. sumatrensis.
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