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| Title: |
The rhinoceros - and mammal extinction in general |
| Author(s): |
Harrisson, T. |
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1975 |
| Journal: |
Borneo Research Bulletin |
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7 (2) |
| Pages: |
71-72 |
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| File: |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sarawak
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| Rhino quite common in excavations. Rhino horn was used as a ritual pillow for at least one Niah neolithic cave burial. |
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World
Taxonomy
Sumatran Rhino
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| The Borneo form is named by a German zoologist, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni after yours sincerely, like whom it is in imminent danger of becoming extinct in the seventies. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Culture
Asian Rhino Species
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| Niah Caves. Rhino quite common in excavations. Rhino horn was used as a ritual pillow for at least one Niah neolithic cave burial. |
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Value
All Rhino Species
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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The rhinoceros - and mammal extinction in general
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