 | Skafte, H. 1961 A contribution to the preservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros. Acta Tropica 18: 168-176, figs. 1-6 |
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| Sumatra. The Chinese harbour an old superstition that a certain powder, made of the skin and horn of the rhino, has powerful aphrodisiac properties. |
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 | Lithgow, T. 1961 Rhinos in danger: facing extinction in Crater Highlands. Wild Life, Nairobi 2 (4): 6-8 |
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| 1960, Tanzania, one pound of horn is ?10 |
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| Ali, S.A.; Santapau, H. 1959 Present status of the two-horned rhinoceros, Didermocerus sumatrensis (Fischer) in the Shwe-U-Daung Reserve, Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 56 (3): 625 |
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| 1959, Myanmar, from 500 kyats ($105) to 1000 kyats ($210) per inch |
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| Medway, Lord 1959 Rhinoceros' and pigs' teeth as Niah charms?. Sarawak Museum Journal 8: 637-638, fig. 1 |
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| 1959, Borneo, The 'dragon' teeth identified by Professor von Koenigswald (above) from Chinese pharmacies in Sarawak are quite expensive medicine. In Kuching they are sold by weight at $2.50 a tahil (4s. 4 ? d. an ounce); by comparison dried frogs and centipedes cost 5 cents each, and sea horses ... |
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| Gee, E.P. 1959 Report on a survey of the rhinoceros areas of Nepal, March and April 1959. Oryx 5 (2): 53-85, pls. 1-13, maps 1-3 |
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| Gee, E.P. 1959 The Great Indian rhinoceros (R. unicornis) in Nepal: Report of a fact-finding survey, April-May 1959. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 56 (3): 484-510, pls. 1-3, maps 1-3 |
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| 1959, Nepal, IRS 3134 indian currency ( 235) was paid to a poacher for a horn obtained in the Reu Valley |
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| Harrisson, T. 1955 Borneo fauna anxieties. Oryx 3 (3): 134-137 |
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| The rhino has been hunted to near extinction in Borneo mainly for its horn, hooves and other appendages, which are highly valued by the Chinese as alleged aphrodisiacs. |
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| Reynolds, E.A.P. 1954 Burma rhino. Burmese Forester 4 (2): 104-108 |
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| nevertheless, it would appear that it is not illegal for persons to be in possession of rhinoceros blood for medicinal purposes, and this affords an unfortunate loophole in the Law. There is a wide-spread belief in the aphrodisiac properties of rhinoceros horn, and the tonic properties of rhinoc... |
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| Tun Yin, U 1954 A note on the position of rhinoceros in the Union of Burma (1953). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 52 (1): 83-87 |
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| Burma. The Kachins believe that the posterior horn alone is efficacious, the anterior horn is only a protection to the posterior one and no value to Kachins. |
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| MacKenzie, P.Z. 1953 Rhino traps and rhino horns. Sudan Wildlife and Sport 3 (1): 5-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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| The horns are made into clubs. Small pieces of horn are sometimes made into finger rings and ornaments to hang as bead necklaces.
It is not used as a medicine, but shavings of the horn are sometimes put into stale native beer, if a visitor arrives unexpectedly, as it makes the beer bubble and '... |
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