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| Title: |
The book of Indian animals |
| Author(s): |
Prater, S.H. |
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1980 |
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Bombay etc., Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press |
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pp. i-xxiii, 1-324 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Taxonomy - Evolution
Fossil
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| Three species of rhinoceros are found within our limits. Rhinoceros unicornis and its relative Rhinoceros sondaicus have an obscure genealogical history. No representatives of these true and typical rhinoceroses have been discovered anywhere but in south-eastern Asia. Their remains are not foun... |
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Morphology
Indian Rhino
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| The skin in all the living forms is either thinly clad with hair or naked, and in all the Indian species the heavy hide in places is thrown into deep folds.
The skin of this massive creature is divided into great shields by heavy folds before and behind the shoulders and in front of the thighs. ... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Names in vernacular
Sumatran Rhino
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| Kyan-shaw |
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Morphology
Sumatran Rhino
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| The greater part of the body is covered with bristles varying from red-brown to black. The hairy fringes of the ears and the body are lost with age. |
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Ecology - Food
Indian Rhino
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| Its food consists chiefly of grass. |
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Ecology - Food
Sumatran Rhino
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| In the cold weather and rains they visit the low country coming down in search of particular foods. They are not grazers but browse on twigs and shoots, and are very partial to fallen fruit, wild mangoes, citrous fruits, and figs. |
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Morphology - Size
Indian Rhino
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| Circumference11 ft (335 cm) behind the withers |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Javan Rhino
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| The Smaller Onehorned Rhinoceros is more an inhabitant of tree forest than of grass land. Its usual habitat is forested hill country where it has been found at elevations as high as 7000 ft (2135 cm.) above sea-level.
The feeding habits of this rhinoceros and of the twohorned rhinoceros descri... |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Indian Rhino
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| The animal is solitary as a rule, though several may occupy the same patch of jungle. |
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Reproduction
Indian Rhino
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| Breeding takes place at all times of the year. Mr. E. P. Gee gives four records of these animals observed mating in the wild state. All four incidents occurred between the end-of February and the end of April. He also records the instance of a newly born female found dead on the 22nd of April. |
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The book of Indian animals
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