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Reference Base  The wild animals of the Indian Empire and the problem of ... |
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| Title: |
The wild animals of the Indian Empire and the problem of their preservation, part II |
| Author(s): |
Prater, S.H. |
| Year published: |
1934 |
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Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |
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37 (1) Supplement |
| Pages: |
57-96, pls. 15-36 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| At the present time a few inhabit the forests of Lower Tenasserim and the hill tracts about Myitkyina, the Arrakan Hills and the Pegu Yomas. |
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Morphology - Size
Indian Rhino
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| The average height of a well-grown animal is about 5 ft. 8 in. with a girth of 11 ft. behind the shoulder. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| In Nepal, the Indian Rhinoceros is found only in the country to the east of the Gandak river known as Chitawan where strict preservation by the Nepal Government has saved it from extinction. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| At the present time a few inhabit the forests of Lower Tenasserim and the hill tracts about Myitkyina, the Arrakan Hills and the Pegu Yomas. |
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World
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Sumatran Rhino
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| A pair will frequent a given area for a time and. then move off, their movements being affected by the water supply. They enter streams by night and also during the hot hours of the day.
The night and early morning is spent in wandering about and feeding; the hot hours of the day in rest in som... |
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Taxonomy - Evolution
All Rhino Species
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| The various species of rhinooceroses, all now confined to the Old World, differ remarkably from one another in structure. As a result of migrations during past epochs into different habitats and climates, into new feeding grounds to which they became adapted, the various species appear to have b... |
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Ecology - Food
Sumatran Rhino
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| In the cold weather find rains they visit the low country coming down in search of particular foods. They are not grazers but browse on twigs, shoots and are very partial to fallen fruit: wild mangoes, citrous fruits and figs. |
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Morphology - Horn
Indian Rhino
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| The horns of the Indian Rhinoceros never compare with those of the African. The record from Assam measures 24 in., 15-16 in. is a good average length. The males may be recognised from the females by a shorter and thicker horn blunted by frequent combats. The female's horn is sharper and longer. |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| The Two-horned Rhinoceros, like the Lesser One-horned species has a preference for forested hill tracts where it wanders up to considerable elevations. A sufficiency of shade and a good supply of water are essential to its habitat. A pair will frequent a given area for a time and. then move off... |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Indian Rhino
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| Though it prefers swamp and grass the Great Indian Rhinoceros is also found in wood jungle up ravines and low hills. |
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