Note
Location
Assam
Subject
Distribution
Species
Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)
(16) Lakhimpur (district north of upper Brahmaputra, north of Jorhat). Rhinoceros are now becoming scarce, but are occasionally met with in the swampy ground in the wilder portions of the district. They breed slowly, and, as the horn is worth more than its weight in silver, and the flesh is prized as food, they present a tempting mark to the native hunter. The two-horned variety of rhinoceros is said to be found in the desolate hills which lie between Assam and the Khamti Valley, but has not been shot by any European.
