Anonymous, 1902. Rhinoceros found in the Sundarbans. Homeward Mail from India, China and the East 48 (2268), 1902 January 13: 3
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Javan Rhino |
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Writing on the disappearance of the larger fauna of British India, the Englishman says it is worth while drawing special attention to the case of the Sunderbands rhinoceros. This animal is now so rare that in certain of the larger islands when one is killed, the villagers profess not to have a name for it or to even recognise it. The other day one was found dead not very far from Diamond Harbour, and some villagers sent word to the captain of a river flat, which was anchored near by, to come and look on a monster, the like of which bad never been seen before by mortal man. Yet there certainly seems no likelihood of the Sunderbands being cleared for many years to come of tigers, which appear to be as common as ever. The Sunderbands are rarely shot over by European sportsmen, and native shikaris are not numerous. The cause of the extinction of the rhinoceros must, therefore, be looked for elsewhere.
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Rhinoceros found in the Sundarbans
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