 | Veth, P.J. 1873 Het eiland Sumatra. Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen, pp. i-iii, 661-797 |
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| Sumatra - hide. The Chinese also cut the hide of the rhinoceros into strips to make a kind of whip. Some parts are used as medicine. |
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| Veth, P.J. 1873 Het eiland Sumatra. Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen, pp. i-iii, 661-797 |
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| 1873, Sumatra, horn 10 to 20 guilders or more |
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| Veth, P.J. 1873 Het eiland Sumatra. Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen, pp. i-iii, 661-797 |
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| Rhinoceros horns (tjoela) is an article which is made valuable by the superstition of Arabs and Chinese. They believe that a horn like this, made into an amulet and worn, prevents any accident. Further that a cup made out this horn will show certain signs when the liquid inside is poisoned. Th... |
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| Grant, J.A. 1872 Summary of observations on the geography, climate, and natural history of the Lake region of Equatorial Africa, made by the Speke and Grant expedition, 1860-1863. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 42: 234-342 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
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| 1872, East Africa, Its horn is of no value; we never took the trouble to cut it off the animal as we could not carry it |
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| Grant, J.A. 1872 Summary of observations on the geography, climate, and natural history of the Lake region of Equatorial Africa, made by the Speke and Grant expedition, 1860-1863. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 42: 234-342 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
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| East Africa. Our men had difficulty in procuring any of the flesh, as the natives ate every bit of it. |
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| Friedel, E. 1872 Thierleben und Thierpflege in Holland, England u Belgien (Reisebemerkungen aus dem Jahre 1871). Zoologische Garten A.F. 13 (11): 353-364 |
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| London Zoo. The zoo bought a specimen as R. sumatrensis from Jamrach for ? 1250. |
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| Sclater, P.L. 1872 Announcement of the addition to the Society's collection of a female Sumatran Rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872 February 20: 185 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| On 15 Feb. 1870 was purchased from Mr. Wm. Jamrach for ? 1250 a fine female specimen of Rhinoceros sumatrensis from Chittagong. |
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| MacKenzie, J. 1871 Ten years North of the Orange River: a story of everyday life and work among the South African tribes from 1859 to 1969. Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, pp. i-xx, 1-523 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
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| Zimbabwe. The meat from the ribs of the rhinoceros is considered best; and it is said the flesh of the mohohu or white rhinoceros is very good. I cannot recommend that of the borile or black rhinoceros, although with the appetite of camp life in Africa, it was palatable enough. |
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| Jesse, W. 1869 Remarks upon the Abyssinian expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 January 28: 111-117 |
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| Ethiopia. Shot rhino near Bejook on Anseba River. The next morning I went out with my attendants and posse comitatus of natives, to bring in the skeleton, and on arriving at the place I witnessed a scene precisely similar to that described by Sir Samuel Baker as taking place over the carcass of... |
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| Perelaer 1867 Twaalfhonderd palen door Midden Java. Militaire Spectator (3) 12: 547-555 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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| Visiting the chief of Poerwokerta still had about twenty disks of the horn, the size of a 10 penny (tien stuiver) piece, and offered us some. It is common belief on Java, that rhinoceros horn is the best cure for snake bite. One only needs to dip the horn in vinegar and put it on the wound, and... |
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