 Reference Base  On the male generative organs of the Sumatran rhinoceros ... |
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Forbes, W.A., 1881. On the male generative organs of the Sumatran rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus sumatrensis). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 11: 107-109, pl. 20
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Captive - Europe |
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Captivity - Zoo Records |
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Sumatran Rhino |
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On March 20, 1879, the Society received on approval a fully adult male of this animal, being, I believe, the first individual of that sex brought alive to Europe. Unfortunately it died on the 5th of April following, the postmortem examination showing evidence of dropsy, as well as of tubercle in the lungs and spleen. The skin and skeleton of this specimen are now in the British Museum.
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