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Reference Base  The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L) |
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| Title: |
The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L) |
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Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. |
| Year published: |
1948 |
| Journal: |
Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society |
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22 |
| Pages: |
88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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| File: |
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Behaviour - Fighting
Indian Rhino
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| The horn is never used for rootling and it is difficult to estimate its purpose as Shebbeare says that the only man he has ever known to be attacked by a rhino showed marks clearly made by the incisors of the lower jaw on his posterior. |
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Europe
Names in vernacular
Javan Rhino
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| Burmese Rhinoceros |
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Morphology
Indian Rhino
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| Both sexes have heavy folds of skin on the shoulders, flanks and knees which at a distance, give them that well known armour-plated appearance. |
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Morphology - Size
Indian Rhino
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| A large bull stands about 5 ft 6 in at the shoulder; the cow is somewhat smaller |
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Ecology - Food
Indian Rhino
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| Food consists of tall grasses, water hyacinth, and other aquatic plants and their roots. It is also very fond of maize and rice and can do considerable amount of damage to these crops just before they ripen. |
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Europe
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Hairy Rhinoceros |
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Morphology - Size
Indian Rhino
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| Girth of large bull about 11 feet behind. |
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Behaviour - Locomotion
Indian Rhino
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| He is much faster than an elephant over short distances and moves noticeably faster than an elephant in shallow water. The rhino gallops like a horse and is not restroicted to the fast walk of an elephant as his hindlegs are 'hock' jointed and not similar to those of that animal. |
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Morphology - Size
Indian Rhino
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| Horn about 8-16 inches long, a record for Assam is 24 inches. Horn of cow is somewhat smaller. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value
Asian Rhino Species
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| 1948, India, IRS 2 per bottle |
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