 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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| The rhinoceros is held in great sanctity by all Hindus living in Northern India. |
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| Ansell, W.F.H. 1947 A note on the position of rhinoceros in Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47 (2): 249-276, pl. 1, map 1 |
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| Fire-Eating - not found. Several authors in their writings about rhinoceros have quoted the belief in a 'fire-eating' or 'fire-attacking' rhinoceros. I have met no reference to this in Burma from locals whom I have come across. |
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| Ansell, W.F.H. 1947 A note on the position of rhinoceros in Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47 (2): 249-276, pl. 1, map 1 |
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| Killing a rhino is bad omen. Karen belief - it is considered a bad omen to kill a rhinoceros, as doing so will result either in the death of some member of one's family or in crop failure, or similar retribution. |
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| Ansell, W.F.H. 1947 A note on the position of rhinoceros in Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47 (2): 249-276, pl. 1, map 1 |
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| Female tossing logs / baby. There is a legend in Burma which i have heard quoted in widely separated parts of the country that one of the reasons for the slow rate of increase in rhinoceros is due to the female tossing logs off the track over her back, killing the young. Alternatively this stor... |
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| Yi-Liang, Chou 1945 Notes on Marvazi's account on China. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 9 (1): 13-23 |
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| [On use of rhino horn to make girdles.] |
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| Priest, A. 1943 Unnatural history. Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (NS) 1 (9): 280-284 |
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| Chess, A. 1943 My pet rhinoceros. A B C Weekly 5 (24), 12 June 1943: 5 |
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Africa
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| Weber, R. 1942 Joseph Pallenberg 60 Jahre alt. Zoologische Garten 14 (4): 200-204, figs. 1-6 |
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| Pallenberg was born in Cologne on 6 Aug 1882. Illustration of a bronze of an Indian Rhino male (location not stated). |
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| Lueders, H. 1942 Von indischen Tiere. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 96: 23-81 |
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Asia - Palearctic Asia
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| Kuehnel, E. 1941 Jagdbilder aus Indien. Atlantis 13: 417-424, figs. 1-9 |
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| Figure of Emperor Jahangir on rhino hunt, ca. 1625. Coll. O.Sohn-Rethel, D?sseldorf.
The emperor killed the rhino with a single shot. In the english edition of the memoirs it is stated that he hunts a wolf (II, 270). The translator was unsure if the original had gurg (wolf) or karg (rhinocero... |
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