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Anonymous 1963. Animals in danger: the Great Indian rhinoceros. Animals 1 (22): 2, fig. 1.

Animals in danger: the Great Indian rhinoceros

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Location Asia Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

700

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Location Asia Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis) Year 1963

400

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Location Asia Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

It lives beside rivers and feeds on the long grass that grows there.

Note
Location Asia Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

horn is popularly supposed to have aphrodisiac properties.

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Location Asia Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

It is highly priced for its horn, which is popularly supposed tto have aphrodisiac properties. Its natural habitat is being gradually cleared for agriculture.

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