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Reference Base  Notes on rhinoceroses in Burma, R. sondaicus and sumatrensis |
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Notes on rhinoceroses in Burma, R. sondaicus and sumatrensis |
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Evans, G.H. |
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1905 |
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Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |
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16 (4) |
| Pages: |
555-561 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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| There are in Burma two species for certain, viz., the larger and single-horned variety of the Burmans, R. sondaicus, Kyan-hsin or Pyan-hsin (elephant-rhinoceros) and the lesser double-horned, R. sumatrensis, Kyan. On the authority of the late Dr. Mason, Kyan is the generic term in Burma for a rh... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Names in vernacular
Asian Rhino Species
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| Ta-do-khaw |
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Names in vernacular
Asian Rhino Species
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| Ta-do |
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Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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| Mason in his work on Burma, Volume 1, page 451, writes thus: `The common single horned rhinoceros is very abundant. Though often seen on the uninhabited banks of large rivers as the Tenasserim, they are fond of ranging the mountains, and I have frequently met with their wallowing places on the b... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Ecology - Food
Asian Rhino Species
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| Burma - species not mentioned. With regard to the nature of their food I am inclined to think that these rhinoceroses are not great grass-feeders, but prefer to browse ob leaves, twigs, shoots, etc., and they seem very partial to fruits. In the dry season the stomach generally contains wild man... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| Rhinoceros sondaicus. I remember an instance in which one was killed while crossing the Tenasserim. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Sumatran Rhino
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| The night, early morning and evening is spent wandering about grazing, etc., and during the day they lie up in shade on the hillsides or on the top of the ridges above the streams. |
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Names in vernacular
Javan Rhino
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| Kyan-hsin |
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Culture
Asian Rhino Species
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| Devouring fire. Furthermore they are credited with not only stamping out but even devouring fire, and rushing in the direction of any noise they may hear. A record such as above should inspire awe in anyone believing the stories. I cannot learn anything how the idea of their distaste for fire a... |
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Ecology - Interspecific Relations
Sumatran Rhino
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| they do not fear elephants or tigers. |
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