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Brentjes, B., 1969. Eine Darstellung des bengalischen Javanashorns Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis Lesson, 1840. Saugetierkundliche Mitteilungen 17: 209-211, figs. 1-2
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Culture - Countries |
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All Rhino Species |
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Figure of Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis. An Indian miniature from the 17th century in the private collection of Otto Sohn-Rethel in D?sseldorf has a representation of an animal which has now disappeared from India, the Javan rhinoceros. The picture is from the time of the Mogul emperor Jahangir. It shows in this illustration of a royal hunt the fight of an Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) against a tame elephant. In front of the fighting animals a small rhinoceros is running, which at first sight could be seen as a calf of the other one. When examined more closely, however, it shows the characteristics of the Javan rhinoceros given by Sody, i.e. 1. the smaller size, 2. another shape of the folds, and 3. the skin fold in the throat region. However, we must be aware that the origin of the animal is uncertain. Jahangir, from whose times this figure comes, was a true lover of nature and there is a depiction of a dodo which he had imported from Mauritius. Therefore, in case of this Javan rhinoceros, it could also have been an import.
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