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Reference Base  The life history of the Great Indian one-horned Rhinocero... |
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The life history of the Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros (R unicornis Linn.) |
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Gee, E.P. |
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1953 |
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Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |
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51 (2) |
| Pages: |
341-348, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Total India 300 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Bihar 2
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| 240 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Nepal 50 |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Total Nepal 50, [India total 300, together 350]. |
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Captive
Captivity - Zoo Records
Indian Rhino
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| Pairs in Calcutta since 1933, Chicago 1948, Cairo 1949, in 1952 females to Whipsnade and Basel. |
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Morphology - Horn
All Rhino Species
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| In London on 10 August 1870, the male made freuqent attempts to raise the lower transverse bar by placing his horn under it. Eventually the horn became detached by violent pressure and rolled off into the yard. The animal appeared much hurt, and roared loudly. There was considerable loss of bl... |
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Reproduction
Indian Rhino
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| Pair in Calcutta never observed to come into heat simultaneously. Also Dr Dillon Ripley believes that the male undergoes a period of sexual excitement, just like female, and the the periods must coincide before mating can take place. |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
Ecology - Population
Indian Rhino
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| From own experience in Kaziranga, on 6 April 1939 I photographed an old bull with an old wound on the hindquarters, known as 'boora goonda', the old big bull. On 8 Jan 1950 the same bull was seen with a cow just outside the sanctuary. The same bull was still frequenting the place in April 1952.... |
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Reproduction
Indian Rhino
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| In the 4 cases known to me of rhino mating in the wild, all have occurred between the end of February and the end of April, a period of 2 months. This is further borne out by the fact that newly born calves are usually seen in October and November. However, in Kaziranga a newly born baby was fo... |
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