 Reference Base  The Zoological Society of London - a sketch of its founda... |
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Scherren, H., 1905. The Zoological Society of London - a sketch of its foundation and development, and the story of its Farm, Museum, Gardens, Menagerie and Library. London, Cassell and Co, pp. i-xii, 1-252
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Captive - Europe |
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Captivity - Zoo Records |
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Indian Rhino |
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In 1834 an Indian Rhinoceros was purchased for a thousand guineas. It was said to be about 4 years old. The Council reported that it 'was scarcely inferior in its dimensions to the larger specimen yet recorded as having existed in Europe.'
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