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Reference Base  The Asiatic two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis) |
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| Title: |
The Asiatic two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis) |
| Author(s): |
Evans, G.H. |
| Year published: |
1904 |
| Journal: |
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |
| Volume: |
16 (1) |
| Pages: |
160-161 |
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| File: |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Ecology - Food
Sumatran Rhino
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| Burma. The contents of the stomach consisted of wild mangoes and other fruit, leaves and twigs of a tree not recognised, and the twigs and leaves of a species of bamboo known locally as 'Kayen-wa'. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - posterior horn 1 inch |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - girth of forearm 2 ft 0 in |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Ecology - Food
Sumatran Rhino
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| Burma. The contents of the stomach consisted of wild mangoes and other fruit, leaves and twigs of a tree not recognised, and the twigs and leaves of a species of bamboo known locally as 'Kayen-wa'. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - basal length of skull 1 ft 10 ? in |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - zygomatic breath 0 ft 11 inch |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Behaviour - Fighting
Sumatran Rhino
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| When charging the wounded animal kept her jaws open as though with every intention of biting. The people about the hills state that rhinos do bite. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology
Sumatran Rhino
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| Burma. Skin in the thickest part measured 5/8 inch. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Ecology - Interspecific Relations
Sumatran Rhino
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| It is highly probable that the calf was killed by a tiger a few days after birth, more especially as the old cow was found to be severely bitten on one hind leg. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology
Sumatran Rhino
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| Burma. Skin in the thickest part measured 5/8 inch. |
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