File AvailableHeuglin, T. von 1866 Systematische Uebersicht der Saugethiere Nordost-Afrika's mit Einschluss der Arabischen Kuste, des Rothen Meeres, der Somali- und der Nilquellen-Landern, sudwarts bis zum vierten Grade nordlichen Breite. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 1866: 537-611
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White Rhino
Heuglin had a young one alive for one day, at Albana near Galabat.
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File AvailableSclater, P.L.; Speke, J.H. 1864 On the mammals collected and observed by Capt J.H. Speke during the East African expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 March 8: 98-106, pls. 12-13
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Indian Rhino
On 25 July 1864, Mr James Thompson, the Society's head keeper, safely returned with a series of animals, which had been brought together for the Society at Calcutta by the excertions of their Corresponding Members the Baboo Rajendra Mullick of Calcutta, Mr. A. Grote of Alipore, Dr. John Squire an...
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File AvailableWeinland, D.S. 1862 Ueber den Regents-Park bei London. Zoologische Garten A.F. 3 (6): 125-134
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Indian Rhino
The Indian Rhino (Rh. indicus) of Regents Park is remarkable for its speed, it is rather tame and likes to take a piece of bread with its long elongated upper lip.
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File AvailableSacc, F. 1861 Le Jardin Zoologique de Marseille. Revue et Magazine de Zoologie 13 (1): 34-46
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Indian Rhino
The rhinoceros is enormous in size, it came from a wandering menagerie and was taken around Europe for eleven years in a very small cage. When it arrived in the zoo, the poor animal could hardly move, and it took several weeks until it walked correctly, and several month until it went into a pon...
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File AvailableEversmann, Ed. 1861 Erinnerungen aus einer Reise in's Ausland 1857 bis 1858. Zoologische Garten A.F. 2: 57-62
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Indian Rhino
travel in 1857-1858. In Marseille, one rhinoceros from Java.
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File AvailableGens, E. 1861 Promenade au Jardin Zoologique d'Anvers. Antwerpen, J.E. Buschmann, pp. 1-188
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Indian Rhino
Our specimen is still young. It is only 5 years old, but quite large for its age, and the speed of its growth, together with its state of perfect health, allow to predict that it will attain an enormous size.
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File AvailableBuckland, F. 1858 The wild beast show. Field, the country gentleman's magazine 12 (1858 November 27): 436
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Indian Rhino
Under the direction of Mr. Edmonds, late Woombwell. Mr Edmonds has a very fine one-horned rhinoceros, which has been in the show 21 years, and which cost 1400 pounds at the sale of the animals at the Manchester Zoological Gardens; he always rides in his van, being a valuable animal and worth his...
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File AvailableBuckland, F. 1858 The wild beast show. Field, the country gentleman's magazine 12 (1858 November 27): 436
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All Rhino Species
Wombwell Menagerie, UK. Under the direction of Mr. Edmonds, late Woombwell. Mr edmonds has a very fine one-horned rhinoceros, which has been in the show 21 years, and which cost 1400 pounds at the sale of the animals at the Manchester Zoological Gardens; he always rides in his van, being a valu...
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File AvailableGoens, R. van 1856 Reijsbeschrijving van den weg uijt Samarangh nae de Konicklijke hoofdplaats Mataram, mitsgaders de zeeden, gewoonten ende regerine van den Sousouhounan, groot machtichste Koningh van `t Eijlant Java. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 4: 307-350
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Javan Rhino
Description of palace of the King of Mataram - written April 1656. In the portion of land behind the King's palace, the King has incredibly large zoological gardens, which he keeps restricted for his own pleasure and hunting, and is inhabited by some thousands of deer, rhinoceros, wild cows, etc.
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File AvailableAnonymous 1852 Capture of the outlaw Rundheer Singh near Allahabad. Illustrated London News 1852 May 15: 387-388
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Indian Rhino
Camp of Rundheer Singh, India. The outlaw Rundheer Singh was captured on 12 Feb 1852 near Allahabad, India. In his camp, they found seven elephants and an unusually large and intractable rhinoceros, they were seized and handed over to the Lucknow authorities.
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File AvailableGray, J.E. 1843 List of the specimens of Mammalia in the collection of the British Museum. London, Trustees of the British Museum, pp. i-xxviii, 1-216
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Indian Rhino
Atkins menagerie in UK - list of specimens. a. From Mr. Atkin's Menagerie
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File AvailableGeoffroy St. Hilaire, I. 1842 Description des collections de Victor Jacquemont: Mammiferes et oiseaux. Paris, [no publisher], pp. 1-87, i-iv
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Indian Rhino
Victor Jacquemont did not see the rhinoceros in nature, but observed it in the menagerie of the Governor General of India. The animal was kept chained on one foot to a tree on the edge of a meadow. It came from the mountains on the other side of the Ganges.
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File AvailableJacquemont, V. 1841 Voyage dans l'Inde pendant les annees 1828 a 1832: Journal. Paris, Firmin Didot freres, vol. 1, pp. 1-3, i-iii, 1-526
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Indian Rhino
in 1829. In the menagerie of Barrackpour, I visited the rhinoceros. It is an adult specimen of the Unicornis species. He came from the mountains on the other side of the Ganges. His size is the same as the one in the Paris Museum. It is chained around his legs to a tree. It eats plants. Hi...
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File AvailableHodgson, B.H. 1834 On the mammalia of Nepal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1834 August 26: 95-104
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Indian Rhino
One, taken mature, was kept at Katmandoo for 35 years withoit exhibiting any symptoms of approaching decline. An individual was born in Katmandoo eight years ago.
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File AvailableHodgson, B.H. 1825 Remarks on the procreation of the rhinoceros. Quarterly Oriental Magazine: review and register 3 (5): 155-156
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Indian Rhino
Hodgson observed the habits of a male and female rhinoceros kept in the Menagerie of the Raja of Nipal. He states that about 18 months prior to May 1824 a male and female voluntarily associated and that the result after an interval from 17 to 18 months was a fine male cub. Hodgson first saw the ...
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File AvailableRudolphi, K.A. 1806 Bemerkungen aus dem Gebiet der Naturgeschichte, Medicin und Thierarzneykunde, auf einer Reise durch einen Theil von Deutschland, Holland und Frankreich, gesammelt. Berlin, Realschulbuchhandlung, vol. 1, pp. i-viii, 1-296
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Indian Rhino
When in Paris, I saw a plastercast of the penis of the rhinoceros. I also looked at the beautiful drawings made by Vicq d'Azyr of the inner parts of the animal.
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File AvailableDouwe Mout 1754 Exhibition of a rhinoceros [Clara] in Königsberg, Germany. Document in Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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File AvailablePinchbeck 1752 Exhibition of Curious Performances in Ipswich. Ipswich Journal - Saturday 25 November 1752
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File AvailableAnonymous 1750 Exhibition of rhinoceros in Colorno (near Parma) and Borgo Sandovino (Fidenza). Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant Thursday 15-10-1750 (no. 42): 2
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Indian Rhino
Anonymous, 1750. Exhibition of rhinoceros in Colorno (near Parma) and Borgo Sandovino (Fidenza). Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant Thursday 15-10-1750 (no. 42): 2
Florence 26 September. …
Uyt Parma heeft men, dat de gearriveerde en van ‘t geheele Hof te Colorno bezigtigde Rhinoceros van daar...
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File AvailableCoryat, T. 1616 Travailler for the English Wits, and the good of his Kingdom: To all his inferiour countreymen, Greetings: Especially to the sirenicall gentlemen, that meets the first Friday of everie moneth at the Mermaids in Broadstreet From the Court of the Great M. London, [no publisher]
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(Visit of Great mogul jahangir at Ajmer) Hee keepeth abundance of wilde beasts, and that of divers sorts, as lyons, elephants, leopards, beares, antlops, unicornes; whereof two I have seene at his court, the strangest beasts of the world. They were brought hither out of the countrie of Bengala, ...
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