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Fountain, C., 1980. Three-horned rhinos. International Zoo News 27 (4): 17

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Location: World
Subject: Morphology - Horn
Species: Black Rhino


Original text on this topic:
Daly (1937, Big game hunting and adventure) has a photo of black rhino shot in Tanaland showing the growth of a third horn. Also animal in Lisbon Zoo had third horn. Maybe this is a hereditary genetic defect as these animals came from the same region.

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