The Rhinoceros of South Asia

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-54488-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 890 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 289 mm

Reihe: Emergence of Natural History

The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between men and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rookmaaker, Kees

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bautze, Joachim K.

Enright, Kelly

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication

Sponsors and Subscribers

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

List of Acronyms

1 Introduction

2 Reading rhinos through the lens of human-animal studies – by Kelly Enright

Section 1. THE GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROS Rhinoceros unicornis IN SOUTH ASIA

3 The Indian or Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis

4 Taxonomy and nomenclature of Rhinoceros unicornis in South Asia

5 The Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in captivity in South Asia

6 Records of the rhinoceros in captivity in independent Oudh

7 Records of the rhinoceros in captivity in Baroda

8 The discovery of the fossil record of rhinoceros in South Asia

9 The rhinoceros in the rock art of Central India

10 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Harappan settlements

11 The rhinoceros in the arts and science of the Mughal period

12 Exporting the rhinoceros of India to East and West

13 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Punjab

14 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Gujarat

15 A pictorial survey of the rhinoceros in the art of Rajasthan – by Joachim K. Bautze

16 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Madhya Pradesh

17 Historical records of the rhinoceros from Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand

18 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Uttar Pradesh

19 Protecting the rhinoceros in Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh

20 The rhinoceros in Nepal

21 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Western Nepal

22 Protecting the rhinoceros in Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal

23 Protecting the rhinoceros in Bardia National Park, Nepal

24 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Central Nepal

25 Encounters with the rhinoceros by the British Royal Family in Nepal

26 Protecting the rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

27 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Eastern Nepal

28 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Bihar

29 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Rajmahal Hills, Jharkhand

30 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Middle West Bengal and Western Bangladesh

31 Historical records of the rhinoceros in North Bengal

32 The hunting camps of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar

33 Protecting the rhinoceros in Gorumara National Park, West Bengal

34 Protecting the rhinoceros in Jaldapara National Park, West Bengal

35 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Bhutan

36 Historical records of the rhinoceros in western Arunachal Pradesh

37 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Meghalaya

38 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Assam

39 Shooting records of General Fitzwilliam Pollok in Assam

40 Protecting the rhinoceros in Manas National Park, Assam

41 The rhinoceros in Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

42 Protecting the rhinoceros in Orang National Park, Assam

43 Protecting the rhinoceros in Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

44 Protecting the rhinoceros in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

45 Protecting the rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Section 2. THE JAVAN RHINOCEROS Rhinoceros sondaicus IN SOUTH ASIA

46 The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)

47 Taxonomy and nomenclature of Rhinoceros sondaicus in South Asia

48 Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) in captivity in South Asia

49 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Odisha

50 Historical records of the rhinoceros in the Western Sundarbans

51 Historical records of the rhinoceros in the Eastern Sundarbans

52 Records for Rhinoceros sondaicus in North Bengal and Assam

Section 3. THE SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS Dicerorhinus sumatrensis IN SOUTH ASIA

53 The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

54 Taxonomy and nomenclature of Dicerorhinus sumatrensis in South Asia

55 Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in captivity in South Asia

56 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Chittagong

57 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Mizoram

58 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Tripura

59 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Sylhet Division

60 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Lower Assam

61 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Manipur

62 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Nagaland

63 Historical records of the rhinoceros in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh

64 Records for Dicerorhinus sumatrensis in North Bengal and Assam

EPILOGUE

65 Epilogue: Range of Rhinoceros unicornis in South Asia

66 Epilogue: Range of Rhinoceros sondaicus in South Asia

67 Epilogue: Range of Dicerorhinus sumatrensis in South Asia

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Leendert Cornelis (Kees) Rookmaaker, Ph.D., University of Utrecht (1989), is a retired historian of zoology. His various interests are expressed in over 260 publications, including 12 books like The Zoological Exploration of Southern Africa (1989), François Levaillant and the Birds of Africa (2004), and The Rhinoceros in Captivity (1998). He is the editor of the comprehensive online Rhino Resource Center.