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Javan Rhino
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| The rhinoceros is shy and rarely seen. Still there are cases when it has attacked people, possibly when it is ready for mating. |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhutan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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Indian Rhino
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| When provoked, the rage of the Indian rhinoceros is almost beyond conception; it charges blindly with great violence, and combining as it does enormous weight with an almost bullet-proof hide, its onset is much dreaded by even the staunchest in the line of elephants engaged in beating, and as oft... |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhutan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| They generally live in families of four or five together, and are considered by those acquainted with their habits the most dangerous to attack of all Indian wild beasts. |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhutan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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Indian Rhino
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| They generally live in families of four or five together. - We came across a herd of 7-8 rhinos. |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhutan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| They are considered by those acquainted with their habits the most dangerous to attack of all Indian wild beasts. |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Though apparently an unwieldy animal, the rhinoceros at the top of its speed would require a good horse to beat it in a short distance. |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhutan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Far remote from human habitations, it frequents during the day the densest reed covers, and passes the time either in sleep or in wallowing in the swamps, the tracks it leaves behind it being often as large as if elephants had been there. |
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| Junghuhn, F. 1858 Toestand der aangekweekte Kinaboomen op het eiland Java tijdens het bezoek van Zijne Excellentie de Gouverneur Generaal Chs F Pahud, in het laatst der maand July en het begin 1857, kort beschreven. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indie 15 (4e serie deel 1): 23-138 |
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Javan Rhino
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| It was found that fencing of the kina trees was necessary. We found large dung heaps made by rhinoceros, and we found many tracks. |
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| Low, J. 1850 The Karean tribes or aborigines of Martaban and Tavai, with notices of the aborigines in Keddah and Perak. Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia 4: 413-432 |
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| The rhinoceros is found frequently in marshy places, with its whole body immersed in mud, and part of the head only visible. |
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| Butler, J. 1847 A sketch of Assam, with some account of the hill tribes. London, Smith, Elder and Co, pp. i-vi, v-x, 1-220 |
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| Rhinos are tamed in a few months and may be seen at Gowahatty grazing on the plains as harmless as cows, guarded by a single man. When they are tame, they can be bought for 100-150 rupees. Many have been sent to Calcutta where they fetch 500 rupees. |
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