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Lydekker, R., 1907. The game animals of India, Burma, and Tibet, being a new and revised edition of 'The great and small game of India, Burma, and Tibet'. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xv, 1-409
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Morphology - Size |
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Indian Rhino |
The horn, although never attaining dimensions approaching those of the front horn of the African species, is well developed in both sexes;
As a rule, the length, of the horn does not exceed about a foot. A length of 24 inches is, however. recorded in a specimen formerly in the possession of Dr. Jerdon, and assigned to the present species ; and 19 ? inches is the length of the horn of a mounted specimen in the Ipswich Museum. Three specimens of 16 inches, or over, are recorded from Assam and Kuch-Behar ; and the Maharaja of Kuch-Behar has obtained the horn of a female measuring 16 1/4 inches in length, which is the record for that sex.
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