 | Wang Zhentang; Zhao Wenjie; Sun Gang 1993 The eco-environmental model of Rhinoceros extinction in China. Polish Ecological Studies 19 (1/2): 29-34, figs. 1-3 |
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| One can conclude that the northern border of the rhinoceros' distribution was ?Hua' from the record in Jiaguwen of Shang Dynasty, that indicated how many (normally 5-6, sometimes 11 or 12 to 16) were captured at several places north of Huang River and south of Tai Hang Mountains. |
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| Woodhouse, B. 1990 Rhinoceros on the rocks. REF Journal 3: 24-28, figs. 1-4 |
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| South Africa and Zimbabwe. The fact that the black rhinoceros was cornered and shot in the ruins of an Iron Age village is interesting, but of even greater interest is the fact that adjacent to many of these ruins were, and still are, some of the finest artistic representations of the rhinoceros... |
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| Majupuria, T.C. 1977 Sacred and symbolic animals of Nepal: animals in the art, culture, myths and legends of the Hindus and Buddhists. Kathmandu, Sahayogi Prakashan, pp. i-ii, i-vi, 1-216 |
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| These animals are also modelled and carved out with great accuracy in the wood-works and sculptures. Ancient Hindus treated them as highly sacred. Some books describe that these animals have no significance. But this view is completely wrong.
Unicorn Rhinoceros has been frequently depicted on... |
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| Freiheit, C.F. 1975 Rhinos for the future. Zoo Review Denver 1975 Winter: 4-5, figs. 1-2 |
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| Brentjes, B. 1969 Eine Darstellung des bengalischen Javanashorns Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis Lesson, 1840. Saugetierkundliche Mitteilungen 17: 209-211, figs. 1-2 |
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| Figure of Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis. An Indian miniature from the 17th century in the private collection of Otto Sohn-Rethel in D?sseldorf has a representation of an animal which has now disappeared from India, the Javan rhinoceros. The picture is from the time of the Mogul emperor Jahangir.... |
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| Cooke, C.K. 1964 Animals in Southern Rhodesian rock art. Arnoldia 1 (13): 1-22, figs. 1-10 |
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| Zimbabwe - Diceros bicornis. There are 26 sites containing one or more paintings of this animal. These are spread evenly, but sparsely, throughout all the painted areas of Mashonaland from Umtali to Salisbury, in Wedza, Marandellas, Concession and Areturus Districts. There are two occurrences ... |
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| Cooke, C.K. 1964 Animals in Southern Rhodesian rock art. Arnoldia 1 (13): 1-22, figs. 1-10 |
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| Zimbabwe - Ceratotherium simum. Five of the sites known contain paintings which can be definitely identified as representations of the White Rhinoceros. These are widely spread, appearing in the Chindamora Reserve, the Matopo Hills, at Melesanga in the Triangle area, and one in the Lower Sabi V... |
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| Mukherjee, B.N. 1955 'Rhinoceros-slayer' type of coins of Kumaragupta I. Indian Historical Quarterly 31 (2): 175-181 |
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| Yi-Liang, Chou 1945 Notes on Marvazi's account on China. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 9 (1): 13-23 |
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| [On use of rhino horn to make girdles.] |
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| Kuehnel, E. 1941 Jagdbilder aus Indien. Atlantis 13: 417-424, figs. 1-9 |
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| Figure of Emperor Jahangir on rhino hunt, ca. 1625. Coll. O.Sohn-Rethel, D?sseldorf.
The emperor killed the rhino with a single shot. In the english edition of the memoirs it is stated that he hunts a wolf (II, 270). The translator was unsure if the original had gurg (wolf) or karg (rhinocero... |
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