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The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv) |
| Author(s): |
Beavan, R.C. |
| Year published: |
1865 |
| Journal: |
Intellectual Observer |
| Volume: |
6 |
| Pages: |
170-174 |
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| File: |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| The hide of the animal is made by the Bhotanese into small round shields with brass bosses let in, and are considered by them to be bullet-proof. |
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World
Behaviour - Locomotion
Sumatran Rhino
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| Though apparently an unwieldy animal, the rhinoceros at the top of its speed would require a good horse to beat it in a short distance. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Sumatran Rhino
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| Far remote from human habitations, it frequents during the day the densest reed covers, and passes the time either in sleep or in wallowing in the swamps, the tracks it leaves behind it being often as large as if elephants had been there. |
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The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv)
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