File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1908 Interesting animal surgery. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 30: 432-433, fig. 1
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New York Zoo - Rhinoceros unicornis. On 28 May 1908, an interesting and unusual operation was performed on our Indian Rhinoceros ?Mogul' by Dr George G. van Mater, of Brooklyn, for cataracts in both eyes. The operation is termed ?needling' and is primarily a rupturing of the crystalline lens, a...
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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1908 Interesting animal surgery. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 30: 432-433, fig. 1
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Indian Rhino
On 28 May 1908, an interesting and unusual operation was performed on our Indian Rhinoceros 'Mogul' by Dr George G. van Mater, of Brooklyn, for cataracts in both eyes. The operation is termed 'needling' and is primarily a rupturing of the crystalline lens, allowing the humor to escape into the a...
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File AvailableHornaday, W.T. 1908 The Elephant House. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 30: 450-453
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File AvailableAnonymous 1907 The baby rhinoceros. Forest and Stream 68 (5): 173
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File AvailableVelvin, E.; Sanborn, E.R. 1907 Wild animal celebrities. Moffat, Yard & Co. New York, pp. 87-93, 1 plate
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File AvailableVeltbau, D.H.; New York Zoological Society 1907 The only baby (Black) rhinoceros in America. Leslie's Illustrated Weekly 104 No 2680 (Jan 17): 53, 1 image
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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableSanborn, E.R. 1906 The new rhinoceros. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 22: 285-286, fig. 1
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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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File AvailableAnonymous; Lang, H.; Tjader, R. 1906 Baby rhinoceros here. New York Daily Tribune December 31, 1906: page 3, 1 plate
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File AvailableAnonymous; Hornaday, W. T. 1906 Costly baby (Black rhino, "Victoria") in Park. New York Daily Tribune June 4th, 1906: page 4, 1 plate
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File AvailableAnonymous 1900 Capturing a rhinoceros. Current Literature 27 (1): 71
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File AvailableSmithsonian Institution 1896 Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to July 1895. Smithsonian Annual Report 1894-1895: 68-73
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animals in the collection on 30 June 1894: 1 Sumatran rhino, donor Adam Forepaugh Show.
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File AvailableSmithsonian Institution 1894 Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to July 1894. Smithsonian Annual Report 1893-1894: appendix pp. 68, 69, 73
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animals in the collection on 30 June 1895. 1 Sumatran rhino. - [absent from Annual Report to 1897]
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File AvailableAnonymous 1893 The wild animals broken loose from Central Park. Harper's Weekly 1893 June 3: 534. Fig. 1
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File AvailableConklin, W.A. 1890 Report of the Director of the Central Park Menagerie for 1890. New York, Central Park Zoo
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Shown 1 Diceros bicornis purchased 14 December 1886. A female.
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File AvailableConklin, W.A. 1888 Report of the Director of the Central Park Menagerie for 1888. New York, Central Park Zoo
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Shown 1 Diceros bicornis purchased 14 December 1886. A female.
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File AvailableAnonymous 1887 The rhinoceros in the park. Scientific American 56 (5): 71-72, fig. 1
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File AvailableAnonymous 1886 Bombe in the park. Harper's Weekly 30 (1541), 1886 July 3: 429-430
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File AvailableRobinson Menagerie 1884 Wild beasts, big and little. Reidsville Times (Reidsville, North Carolina) Thursday 3 April 1884: 2
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File AvailableAnonymous 1883 Opening of Forepaugh's Circus, Menagerie and Hippodrome. Roman Citizen, Rome NY 1883: 1
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File AvailableAnonymous 1882 Barnum's show in winter-quarters. Harper's Weekly 26 (1313), 1882 February 18: 106
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File AvailableBarnum, P.T. 1882 History of animals, leading curiosities, and features within the consolidated P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, the Great London Circus, Sanger's Royal British Menagerie, and the International Allied Show. New York, pp. 1-32
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Conklin, W.A. 1879 Report of the Director of the Central Park Menagerie for 1879. New York, Central Park Zoo
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Indian Rhino
Rhinoceros placed on exhibition 18 March 1879. [species not stated]
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File AvailableBarnum's Hippodrome 1874 A monstrous rhinoceros. Andrew County Republican, Savannah MO 10 July 1874: 2
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File AvailableJohn Robinson's Great World's Exposition 1874 Exhibition of a black Sumatran rhinoceros. Orangeburg news., November 07, 1874 7 November 1874: 2
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File AvailableBarnum, P.T.; Crum, W.C. 1874 History of animals and leading curiosities contained in P.T. Barnum's World's Fair and Colosseum of Natural History & Art. New York
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File AvailableAnonymous 1873 Verwustungen durch ein losgerissenes Nashorn. Zoologische Garten A.F. 14 (3): 118
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Circus Warrer & Co., USA, 1873. From the New York Tribune: A letter sent from Red Bird, a small town in Monroe Country, Illinois, tells about the escape of a rhinoceros which belongs to the Menagerie and Circus of Warrer & Co. and was to be shown in the arena for the first time. The owner had p...
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File AvailableWarner & Co.'s show 1872 A maddened behemoth (Frightful scene in a menagerie - a rhinoceros breaks from the ring - two men killed). Charleston daily news 22 August 1872: 4
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File AvailableFrost, H. 1872 Illustrated and descriptive history of the animals contained in Van Amburgh & Co.'s new great golden menagerie combination. New York, S. Booth
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File AvailableJohn Robinson 1872 Menagerie and circus. Carlisle Weekly Herald (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) Thursday 22 August 1872: 3
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File AvailableAnonymous 1871 Zoological excentricities. Harper's Weekly 1871 June 3: 505, figs. 1-6
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File AvailableVan Amburgh 1868 Arrival of rhinoceros. Warrenton Banner (Warrenton, Missouri) Tuesday 8 September 1868: 1
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File AvailableRice, D. 1857 Great show. Buffalo Evening Post (Buffalo, New York) Wednesday 6 May 1857: 3
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File AvailableDriesbach Menagerie 1854 Death of the rhinoceros. Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) Thursday 23 March 1854: 2
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File AvailableBarnum, P.T. 1854 Purchase of a rhinoceros. Indiana Herald (Huntington, Indiana) Wednesday 5 July 1854: 3
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File AvailableVan Amburgh 1853 Exhibition of rhinoceros in the menagerie. Natchez Daily Courier (Natchez, Mississippi) Friday 16 December 1853: 2
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File AvailableRaymond and Van Amburgh 1851 Combined menageries. Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, Ohio) Monday 19 May 1851: 2
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File AvailableRaymond and Co 1849 Extensive menagerie. Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Kentucky) Saturday 15 September 1849: 2
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File AvailableRaymond and Waring Great Caravan 1848 Exhibition in Vermont. Vermont Watchman and State Journal, Montpellier 10 August 1848
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File AvailableRaymond & Waring Menagerie 1848 Appalling casualty in Galway 23 July. Vermont Phoenix, Brattleboro Vt 4 August 1848
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File AvailableRaymond and Waring 1848 Magnificent collection of living wild beasts. Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) Tuesday 15 August 1848: 2
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File AvailableAmerican Museum 1843 Exhibition of a splendid giraffe and rhinoceros. New-York Daily Tribune 9 December 1843
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File AvailableAnonymous 1841 The rhinoceros. Robert Merry's Museum 1841 August-December: 137
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File AvailableAnonymous 1840 A rhinoceros used up [killed by elephant]. Farmer's Cabinet 38 (10 April 1840): 3
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File AvailableZoological Exhibition 1840 Rhinoceros fatally attacked by elephant. Wisconsin Enquirer (Madison, Wisconsin) Wednesday 22 April 1840: 2
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File AvailableBurton, W.E. 1839 Curious facts in the natural history of the rhinoceros. Gentleman's Magazine and American Monthly Review 4 (6), 1839 June: 312-314, pl.1
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File AvailableAnonymous 1838 Destruction of a rhinoceros. New-Yorker 1838 December 8: 182
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File AvailableWarren, Raymond and Co 1837 Exhibition of menagerie. Southern Argus (Columbus, Mississippi) Tuesday 3 October 1837: 1
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File AvailableWaring, N.E. 1836 Mammoth exhibition. Carlisle Weekly Herald and Penny Advertiser Thursday 13 October 1836: 1
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File AvailableZoological Institute 1836 Zoological exhibition. Courier Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Monday 7 November 1836: 3
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File AvailableAnonymous 1834 The Zoological Institute. New York Mirror 12 (24), 1834 December 13: 190
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File AvailableAnonymous 1833 Traveling menagerie. Boston Medical and Surgical Journal 7 (21), 1833 January 2: 339
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File AvailableAnonymous 1831 Single-horned rhinoceros [arrived in Boston]. Boston Medical and Surgical Journal 3: 231
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 The rhinoceros [exhibited in Boston]. Farmer's Cabinet 28 (29 May 1830): 1
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 The rhinoceros, now in Boston. New Hampshire Sentinel 32 (28 May 1830): 3
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 The rhinoceros, or unicorn [seen in Boston]. Casket no. 6 (June 1830): 278, fig. 1
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 The rhinoceros (exhibited 62 South Fourth Street). Saturday Evening Post 9, no. 479 (1830 October 2): 2
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 The rhinoceros [in South Fourth near Library Street]. Ariel, semimonthly literary and miscellaneous gazette 4 (12), 1830 October 2: 93
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 Single-horned rhinoceros. Boston Medical and Surgical Journal 3 (14), 1830 May 18: 231
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 The one-horned rhinoceros of India, Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv. Mechanics' & Farmers' Magazine of useful knowledge 1830 July 15: 50, fig. 1
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File AvailableAnonymous 1830 Rhinoceros in Boston. American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine 1 (12): 620
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The Rhinoceross now in Boston, is about four feet and a half in length,is
only fifteen months old, and weighs about two thousand pounds. He was
obtained from the Rajah of Benares, about six hundred miles distant from
Calcutta, who parted with him reluctantly to an individual who bought
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File AvailableAnonymous 1827 Exhibition of a rhinoceros at the Museum in Albany. Buffalo Emporium and General Advertiser Thursday 14 June 1827: 1
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File AvailablePeale, C.W. 1826 Peale's Museum exhibits a rhinoceros. Evening Post (New York) Friday 20 October 1826: 1
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File AvailablePeale, C.W. 1826 Peale's Museum exhibits a rhinoceros. Evening Post (New York) Thursday 12 October 1826: 4
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File AvailablePeale, C.W. 1826 Peale's Museum exhibits a rhinoceros. Evening Post (New York) Thursday 19 October 1826: 1
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