 Reference Base  Abnormal site of horn-growth in Rhinoceros unicornis Linn |
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Osman Hill, W.C., 1958. Abnormal site of horn-growth in Rhinoceros unicornis Linn. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 55 (3): 553-554, fig. 1
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Morphology - Horn |
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All Rhino Species |
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In connection with the rubbing down of the anterior horn, Grzimek (No room for wild animals, 1956) remarks that captive rhinos shed their horns about once every ten years and it takes approximately a year to become renewed.
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