 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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Captive - Asia |
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Morphology - Horn |
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Indian Rhino |
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In June 1958, I received two samples of material removed from the head of a captive Indian Rhino living in the Bombay Zoo. The first sample was from the normal horn, the second was taken from an irregular horny growth which had arisen between the base of the normal horn and the forehead, approximately midway. Sections prove the material from the abnormal site to be identical in structure with normal horn-laminated strands of keratin.
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