 | Lydekker, R. 1907 The game animals of India, Burma, and Tibet, being a new and revised edition of 'The great and small game of India, Burma, and Tibet'. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xv, 1-409 |
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| In the jungles of Assam the Indian rhinoceros not only dwells, but is as completely concealed as is a rabbit in a cornfield. To those who have never seen Indian grass jungles, it may seem incredible that such a huge animal should be hidden by such covert, but when it is realised that the grass of... |
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| Lydekker, R. 1907 The game animals of India, Burma, and Tibet, being a new and revised edition of 'The great and small game of India, Burma, and Tibet'. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xv, 1-409 |
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Indian Rhino
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| The horn, although never attaining dimensions approaching those of the front horn of the African species, is well developed in both sexes;
As a rule, the length, of the horn does not exceed about a foot. A length of 24 inches is, however. recorded in a specimen formerly in the possession of Dr.... |
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| Lydekker, R. 1907 The game animals of India, Burma, and Tibet, being a new and revised edition of 'The great and small game of India, Burma, and Tibet'. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xv, 1-409 |
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| The Indian rhinoceros usually has one pair of upper and two of lower incisors; the outermost pair of' the latter being large, tusk-like, and projecting from the angles of the lower jaw, so as to make formidable weapons of offence. The cheek-teeth are characterised by their flat plane of wear and... |
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| With the exception of a fringe on the margins of the ears, and some bristly hairs on the tail, the coarse and massive skin is completely nude; the tubercles attaining their maximum development on the shoulders, thighs, and hind-quarters, where they not unfrequently measure an inch in diameter. O... |
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| With the exception of a fringe on the margins of the ears, and some bristly hairs on the tail, the coarse and massive skin is completely nude; the tubercles attaining their maximum development on the shoulders, thighs, and hind-quarters, where they not unfrequently measure an inch in diameter. |
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| It was an old idea that the hide of the Indian rhinoceros was bullet-proof but this was erroneous even in regard to such weapons as the military 'brown Bess.' As trophies, sportsmen may preserve either the entire head or the horn alone; in addition to which a shield-shaped piece of skin is freque... |
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Ecology - Food
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| As already stated, the structure of the teeth indicates that its food is chiefly grass; and such observations as have been made confirm the truth of this inference. |
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| It was an old idea that the hide of the Indian rhinoceros was bullet-proof but this was erroneous even in regard to such weapons as the military 'brown Bess.' As trophies, sportsmen may preserve either the entire head or the horn alone; in addition to which a shield-shaped piece of skin is freque... |
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| Lydekker, R. 1907 The game animals of India, Burma, and Tibet, being a new and revised edition of 'The great and small game of India, Burma, and Tibet'. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xv, 1-409 |
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| As a matter of fact, the rhinoceros, like the Indian buffalo, makes regular tunnels, or 'runs,' among this gigantic grass; and from these retreats it may be driven out by beating with a line of elephants, or by tracking on foot. |
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| Morning and evening are the chief feeding-times, the heat of the day being generally passed in slumber. |
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