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Anonymous 1873. Hunt of Baring family in India. La Petite Gironde 4 November 1873.

Hunt of Baring family in India

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

It is reported from India that a young man, belonging to the Baring family, went to the banks of the Ganges. With two officers he traveled to the forests on the border. The Calcutta Courier reports that they returned with a bag of 3 elephants, 8 tigers, 12 rhinoceros and many buffalo.

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