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Kohle, A., 1981. Aus der Geschichte des Kolner Zoos: bemerkenswerte Saugetiere des Tierbestandes. Zeitschrift des Kolner Zoo 24 (3): 103-106, figs. 1-5
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The first Rhinoceros unicornis, named ?Sch?ne Marie', arrived 26 April 1872 in the zoo, then as big as a medium pig. It was 2 or 3 years old when it was imported from Burma together with an elephant. It is said that the British trader William Jamrach received his rhinos from Assam, maybe also the one in Cologne. Jamrach sold the two pachyderms and another elephant for 25.000 Mark. The rhinoceros was drawn by Ludwig Beckmann in 1873. It was described by Alex Pagenstecher in 1874. The animal lost its horn at the age of 11 and 21 years. In 1893, C. Paul saw the animal in the Moorish Pachyderm building. On 25 April 1897 it celebrated being 25 years in the zoo. It died 3 years later.
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