 Reference Base  Aus der Geschichte des Kolner Zoos: bemerkenswerte Sauget... |
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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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Indian Rhino |
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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. The animal had been sick for some time and died on Wednesday night. Hude and bones should be poreserved and they are now being worked on by animal modeller H. Sander. It was exhibited in the museum in the Stapelhaus in Cologne.
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