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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) |
| Author(s): |
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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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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Morphology
Indian Rhino
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| Hairless. |
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Reproduction
Indian Rhino
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| They are apparently monogamous and pair off for life but this needs further investigation. |
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Ecology - Interspecific Relations
Indian Rhino
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| He is not afraid of elephants but does not like them to approach nearer than about 25 yards. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value
Asian Rhino Species
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| 1948, India, dried skin, IRS 1 per pound |
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Reproduction
Indian Rhino
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| Calves are generally born in the spring. |
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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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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1948, India, IRS 2 a bottle |
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Ecology - Interspecific Relations
Indian Rhino
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| Tiger is natural enemy. A rhino calf has been seen which was badly mauled by tiger. |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
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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