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Flower, S.S., 1931. Contributions to our knowledge of the duration of life in vertebrate animals, V. Mammals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1931 (1): 145-234
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Indian Rhino |
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1. Male, London Zoo, purchased when said to be 4 years old, 24.5.1834, died 19.9.1849, 15 yrs 3 mo 25 days, age c. 19 yrs
2. Male, London Zoo, presented 9.6.1906, died 4.1.1924, age 17 yrs 6 mo, 25 days
3. Traivandrum Zoo, species no definitely stated, received March 1878, died 16.6.1900, age at least 22 yrs 2 mo.
4. Female, London Zoo, purchased 17.7.1850, died 14.12.1873, age 23 yrs 4 mo 27 days
5. Adelaide Zoo, age 25 yrs [actually Rhinoceros sondaicus ]
6. Paris Zoo, early 19 th century, age 25 years
7. Male, 'Tom', London Zoo, presented 25.12.1886, died 30.12.1911, age 25 yrs 5 days
8. Philadelphia Zoo, 13.3.1875 - 3.1.1901, age 25 days 9 mo 20 days
9. Hamburg Zoo, purchased 1871 for ?650, killed 12.6.1900 on account of wound on its head, age at least 28 yrs 5 mo 12 days.
10. Male, Manchester Belle Vue, purchased 20.6 1876, died 1904, age at least 28 yrs 6 mo 10 days
11. Kept in Kathmandu (Hodgson 1834), age 35 yrs
12. Berlin Zoo, received 1872, living 1908, age 36 yrs
13. Male, Antwerp Zoo, died 7.9.1898, age 36 yrs
14. Male, 'Jim', London Zoo, presented 25.7.1864, died 6.12.1904, age 40 yrs 4 mo 11 days
15. Kept in Bengal (Sanyal 1892), age circa 47 yrs.
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