 Reference Base  Jungle life in India, Burma, and Nepal: some notes on the... |
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Faunthorpe, J.C., 1924. Jungle life in India, Burma, and Nepal: some notes on the Faunthorpe-Vernay Expedition of 1923. Natural History 24 (2): 174-198, figs. 1-20, map 1
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine |
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Indian Rhino |
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It seems to be extraordinarily regular in its habits. In the evening or late in the afternoon the rhinos of the region where we hunted emerge from the heavy jungle and wallow in the numerous pools and backwaters near the Gandak River. They spend the night in feeding and in the early morning are to he found at the edge of the heavy covers, into which they retire during the heat of the day.
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