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Reference Base  The large and small game of Bengal and the North-Western ... |
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| Title: |
The large and small game of Bengal and the North-Western provinces of India, 2nd ed |
| Author(s): |
Baldwin, J.H. |
| Year published: |
1877 |
| Publisher: |
London, Henry S. King and Co |
| Volume: |
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| Pages: |
pp. i-xxiv, 1-380 |
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| Both sexes a single horn, situated near the end of the snout, slightly curved and poitning backwards, from 15 to 20 inches in length. |
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| The hide of the rhinoceros is so very thick, being covered with huge plates, that unless struck on the head (behind the ear is also a very deadly place) bullets from a common gun do him little harm, and even rifle balls with large charges of powder, unless well placed, are ineffectual. |
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| Ears. - Rather long and rounded. When erect they point forwards. |
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| Eyes - Small and twinkling. |
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Indian Rhino
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| Neck - Very short and thick, and overlapped by two or three heavy folds of thick skin. Body -Very broad, and much rounded. Back slightly hollow. |
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| General Colour - Dirty black. |
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| Tail - Short. |
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| Feet - Divided into three toes. The foot of the rhinoceros is divided into three, that of the elephant into five toes, so that their footmarks are at once distinguishable the one from the other. Moreover, the prints differ in size, the elephant's being much larger. |
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Indian Rhino
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| Extreme length, from 12 to 13 feet |
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| The hide of the rhinoceros is so very thick, being covered with huge plates, that unless struck on the head (behind the ear is also a very deadly place) bullets from a common gun do him little harm, and even rifle balls with large charges of powder, unless well placed, are ineffectual. |
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