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Reference Base  Indie, ter bevordering der kennis van Nederlands Oostersc... |
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| Title: |
Indie, ter bevordering der kennis van Nederlands Oostersche bezittingen |
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Roorda van Eysinga, P.P. |
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1843 |
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Breda, Nijs |
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vol. 3, part 1, pp. vi, 1-560 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| In 1821 the author saw a pit to capture rhinoceros near Radja Mendala in the Preanger Regentschappen. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Behaviour - Towards Man
Asian Rhino Species
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| The stories that the rhinoceros is never tamed are contradicted by experience. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Poaching
Asian Rhino Species
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| To catch the rhinoceros, the Javanese search for the place where it comes to drink. They then dig a hole in the path to that place in the shape of a grave, but converging into a point at the lower end. They cover it with bamboos, and on top of these they put earth and reed or leaves. If the rh... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Culture
Asian Rhino Species
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| Among the Javanese hunters there are some who say that they have often seen a beautiful woman on the back of the rhinoceros, which they could not follow. They regard the woman as the devil, who made them so weak that they could not move, while some of their companions were eaten alive by the ani... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| The horn of a rhinoceros is regarded by the locals as a talisman or Moesthiko against evil, and the Chinese find it strengthening. |
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