Hamilton, W., 1828. Purneah [rhino shot in 1810]. In: East Indian Gazetteer, vol. 2, pp. 429-435
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Asia - South Asia - India - Ganges valley |
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Indian Rhino |
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In this district wild elephants have been very destructive, ruining fields and villages every year, to the great disgrace of the police. In 1810 a rhinoceros made bis appearance in the marshy woods of the south ; but fortunately he thrust himself on the premises of an indigo planter, and was shot.
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Purneah [rhino shot in 1810]
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