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Reference Base  The Zoological Society (The death of two rhinoceroses; me... |
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The Zoological Society (The death of two rhinoceroses; measurements of Indian rhinoceroses; some characters of rhinoceroses; the King's collection of Indian animals) |
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Pocock, R.I. |
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1912 |
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Field |
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119 (3082), 20 January 1912 |
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143, figs. 1-5 |
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Captive - Europe
Morphology - Size
Indian Rhino
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| Male in London Zoo, 31 years old. The dimensions of this animal after death were as follows:
Height at withers, 5 ft 10 ? inch
Height at croup, 6 ft ? inch
The height being taken between two upright broomsticks tangential to the spine and the soles of the feet.
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Sumatran Rhino
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| On geographic grounds one would expect the Sumatran species to be more nearly related to the other Asiatic than to the African types. And this is the case. The better-known distinguishing points between the two categories of Asiatic species are supplied by the number of horns, the development of... |
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All Rhino Species
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| It is generally agreed that there are five, and only five, existing species of rhinoceroses, two, the so-called black rhinoceros (R. bicornis) and the white rhinoceros (R. simus) being confined to tropical and south Africa, and three, the so-called Indian rhinoceros (R. unicornis), Javan rhinocer... |
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Indian Rhino
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| Old male in London Zoo at death. The dimensions of this animal after death were as follows: Length from nose to root of tail, 10 ft 3 inch |
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