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| Title: |
Singapore - Malacca - Java: Reiseskizzen |
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Jagor, F. |
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1866 |
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Berlin, Julius Springer |
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pp. i-vi, 1-252 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| Next day we climbed the Slamat, on which slopes there is a village called Priatin at 4000 ft. The climb would be much more difficult without the tracks of the rhinoceroses, which in easy curves wind up to the summit of the mountain. These animals must be very common here, as we saw a lot of the... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Java. The skin of the rhinoceros has different uses. As a shield, it cannot be penetrated by bullets of musquets. The Chinese use it as medicine. The horn in Java is seen as effective against snake bite, not only by locals, but even educated Europeans are so sure of its effectiveness that the... |
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Ecology - Habitat
Javan Rhino
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| Next day we climbed the Slamat, on which slopes there is a village called Priatin at 4000 ft. The climb would be much more difficult without the tracks of the rhinoceroses, which in easy curves wind up to the summit of the mountain.
These animals climb the highest mountains to obtain their fav... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Behaviour - Towards Man
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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Singapore - Malacca - Java: Reiseskizzen
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