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| Title: |
Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula |
| Author(s): |
Skeat, W.W.; Blagden, C.O. |
| Year published: |
1906 |
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London, MacMillan and Co |
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vol. 1, pp. i-xl, 1-724 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Distribution - Poaching
Asian Rhino Species
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| Hunting by Semang tribe in Malaysia. The rhinoceros is obtained with yet greater ease. This animal is frequently found wallowing in marshy places, with its whole body immersed in the mud and only part of its head visible. The malays call such an animal 'badak tapa', or the 'recluse' rhino. Es... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Distribution - Poaching
Asian Rhino Species
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| Hunting by Sakai tribe, Malaysia. The Sakai use the b'lantek or spring-spear trap for all game, from porcupine to rhinoceros. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| Malaysia, Semang tribe. The horn is supposed to be possessed with medicinal properties, and is highly prized by the Malays, to whom the Semang genrally barter it for tobacco and similar commodities. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Sumatran Rhino
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| The rhinoceros is obtained with yet greater ease. This animal is frequently found wallowing in marshy places, with its whole body immersed in the mud and only part of its head visible. The Malays call such an animal 'badak tapa', or the 'recluse' rhino. Especially towards the close of the rain... |
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Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula
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