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Title: The new rhinoceros
Author(s): Sanborn, E.R.
Year published: 1906
Journal: Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society
Volume: 22
Pages: 285-286, fig. 1
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Captive - North America
Morphology - Horn
Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis - New York Zoo, 2 yr old female. The anterior horn is already quite prominent and the posterior one just appearing.
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis - New York Zoo. Two year old female recieved, via Germany, from the Kilimanjaro District, German East Africa.
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Captive - North America
Morphology - Horn
Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis - New York Zoo, 2 yr old female. The anterior horn is already quite prominent and the posterior one just appearing.
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Captive - North America
Morphology
Black Rhino
New York Zoo. The anterior horn is already quite prominent and the posterior one just appearing. The color of the skin on the back is very light, darkening on the underparts. It is perfectly proportioned, bright and energetic.
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Captive - North America
Morphology
Black Rhino
New York Zoo. The anterior horn is already quite prominent and the posterior one just appearing. The color of the skin on the back is very light, darkening on the underparts. It is perfectly proportioned, bright and energetic.
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Captive - North America
Value
Black Rhino
New York Zoo - Diceros bicornis from Tanzania. Considering the rarity, the price paid was not excessive, yet it can be safely mentioned that no other animal in the collection either exceeds or nearly equals the cost of this specimen.
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Captive - North America
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
New York Zoo. It is a young animal, possibly 2 years of age, weighs about 300 pounds, is 31 inches high, 56 inches from snout to base of tail, and is apparently in perfect physical condition.
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Captive - North America
Captivity - Zoo Records
Black Rhino
The only specimen of the now rare two-horned black rhinoceros which has come to America in the last eight years, with one exception, has been purchased by the Society and is now one of the valued possessions of the Zoological Park. Learning of the arrival in Europe, from the Kilimanjaro District...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Captive - North America
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
New York Zoo. It is a young animal, possibly 2 years of age, weighs about 300 pounds, is 31 inches high, 56 inches from snout to base of tail, and is apparently in perfect physical condition.
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Captive - North America
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
New York Zoo. It is a young animal, possibly 2 years of age, weighs about 300 pounds, is 31 inches high, 56 inches from snout to base of tail, and is apparently in perfect physical condition.
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