Gupta, A.C., 1958. Gorumara Game Sanctuary. Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 29 (4): 132-139, 1 map, figs. 1-4
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Ecology - Interspecific Relations |
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Indian Rhino |
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About November, 1951, a cow-rhino with a very small calf was frequently seen. A tiger was after this calf, and one afternoon in early December when I happened to be at Gorumara with some friends, the tiger went for the calf. The cow at once charged the tiger, and a fearful battle ensued about 300 yards from the platform. There was a lot of movement, and the tall grass often obscured the view, but the little that could be seen kept the small crowd at Gorumara spellbound for 30 minutes or so. All was quiet thereafter, but the battle was inconclusive. About 3 weeks later I saw the cow-rhino and her small calf again. The calf looked normal, but the cow was emaciated, bore deep claw marks, on both flanks, and seemed to walk slowly with some difficulty. In the third week of January, 1952. the second and the concluding round of battle was fought during the night, and the poor, much weakened rhinoceros was killed together with her calf. I was not at Gorumara at the time, and the news reached me the following evening. I reached Gorumara on the 3rd day, and I found the remains of the two animals on the right bank of the Indong, a little upstream of Gorumara. This time there were two tigers, and the calf had been completely eaten together with about a third of the cow. There were no vultures, and from the signs imprinted on the soft earth no carrion eaters such as bears, wild pigs, and civet cat had visited the kill. That proved that the killers were constantly there until my arrival.
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