| Evans, G.H. 1904 The Asiatic two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (1): 160-161 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - anterior horn 4 3/4 inch |
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| Evans, G.H. 1904 The Asiatic two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (1): 160-161 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - height at shoulder 4 ft 6 in |
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| Renshaw, G. 1904 Natural history essays. London and Manchester, Sherratt and Hughes, pp. i-xv, 1-218 |
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White Rhino
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| Maximum recorded length of anterior horn (mohohu) 62 ? inches: of anterior horn (kabaoba) 56 ? inches.
Maximum recorded length of posterior horn two feet.
Mounted specimen Tring Museum - anterior 1 ft 11 inch, posterior 8 inch
Young adult male in BMNH - anterior 1 ft 7 inch, posterior 7 inch... |
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| Evans, G.H. 1904 The Asiatic two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (1): 160-161 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - length of tail 1 ft 8 in |
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| Evans, G.H. 1904 The Asiatic two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (1): 160-161 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - length from muzzle to root of tail 7 ft 9 in |
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| Renshaw, G. 1904 Natural history essays. London and Manchester, Sherratt and Hughes, pp. i-xv, 1-218 |
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White Rhino
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| Mounted specimen in Tring (Coryndon, 1893) - 6 ft. 9 inch
Adult male mounted in BMNH, height 6 ft 6 inch. |
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| Evans, G.H. 1904 The Asiatic two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (1): 160-161 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Adult female shot by a friend - girth behind shoulder 6 ft 6 in |
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| Renshaw, G. 1904 Natural history essays. London and Manchester, Sherratt and Hughes, pp. i-xv, 1-218 |
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White Rhino
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| 16 feet measured from the base of the anterior horn to the tip of the tail. Mounted specimen Tring Museum, base of anterior horn to tip of tail 16 ft. Young adult male in BMNH, base of horn to top of tail 14 ft 6 inch |
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| Otto, E. 1903 Pflanzer- und Jaegerleben auf Sumatra. Berlin, Wilhelm Suesserott, pp. 1-185 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Sumatran Rhino
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| The first horn was shining black and about 20 cm long, the second was quite small. Another animal: front horn 11 cm, second horn 5 cm. |
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| Scherren, H. 1903 Exhibition of, and remarks upon, a horn of Rhinoceros simus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903 November 17: 316 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Morphology - Size
White Rhino
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| Ceratotherium simum cottoni . Horn property of B.Y. Mahom from Soudan. Measured along the anterior curve 36 1/4 inches, circumference at the base 19 3/4 inches |
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| Sclater, P.L. 1903 Exhibition of, and remarks upon, the horns of a rhinoceros from the White Nile. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903 November 3: 194-195, fig. 21 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| Illustrates front horn of white rhino shot near Lado, Sudan, measuring 31 inches in a straight line from the base to the end. |
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| Ridley, H.N. 1901 The Sumatran rhinoceros. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 35: 105-106 |
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Captive - Asia
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Singapore, Botanic Gardens. The biggest and evidently the oldest measured 4 feet 8 inches at the shoulder with a length of 7 feet 4 inches to the root of the tail which was 22 inches long. |
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| Thomas, O. 1901 Notes on the type specimen of Rhinoceros lasiotis Sclater, with remarks on the generic position of the living species of rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901 June 4: 154-158 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Type of R. lasiotis. The following are its measurements, given in inches for comparison with those published by Sir W. Flower in 1878:
Length from occipital crest to end of nasals, in straight line 23 5/8.
With tape over curve of nasals 24.5 ;
greatest zygomatic breadth 12 7/8 ;
interor... |
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| Ridley, H.N. 1901 The Sumatran rhinoceros. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 35: 105-106 |
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Captive - Asia
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Singapore, Botanic Gardens. The biggest and evidently the oldest measured 4 feet 8 inches at the shoulder with a length of 7 feet 4 inches to the root of the tail which was 22 inches long. |
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| Nehring, A. 1901 Ein Schaedel des Rhinoceros simus im Naturhist. Museum zu Hamburg. Zoologische Anzeiger 24: 225-228, fig. 1 |
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White Rhino
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| Skull in mus. Hamburg. Individual not quite adult, as the last upper molar is not fully erupted. Total length 830 mm, that means it is larger than the adult skull figured by Blainville (Osteographie, Ongulogrades, taf. IV), as well as two skulls measured by Gray (Cat. Mammalia, 1869, p. 324).
W... |
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| Ridley, H.N. 1900 A botanical excursion to Gunong Jerai (Kedah Peak). Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 34: 23-30 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Mr. A.L. Butler wrote from Kuala Lumpur, 25 Oct 1898, ?I went to see a big rhinoceros in a pitfall the other day at Rantan Panjang. A fine big female R. sumatrensis. It was about 8 to 9 feet in length (guessed). |
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| Bolau, H. 1900 Das Ende des Indischen Nashorns im Hamburger Zoologischen Garten. Zoologische Garten A.F. 41 (11): 334-336 |
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Captive - Europe
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Indian Rhino
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| Male in Hamburg Zoo, at death, 30 yrs 3 months old. Greatest circumference of body was 3,96 m. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| Larger than the other species, in fact the largest of all land-animals after the elephant. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| Female rather smaller than the male |
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| Flower, S.S. 1900 On the mammalia of Siam and the Malay Peninsula. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900 April 3: 306-379, fig. 1 |
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Javan Rhino
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| The Bangkok Times for 11 November 1897 mentions a rhino being shot by Mr. C. Ephraums - no species indicated - few details: animal was seen at a sulphur spring within 6 miles of Ipoh, Perak, it was an old male, 6 feet high at the shoulder and about 8 feet in length; his horn measured 13 inches an... |
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| Flower, S.S. 1900 On the mammalia of Siam and the Malay Peninsula. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900 April 3: 306-379, fig. 1 |
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Javan Rhino
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| The Bangkok Times for 11 November 1897 mentions a rhino being shot by Mr. C. Ephraums - no species indicated - few details: animal was seen at a sulphur spring within 6 miles of Ipoh, Perak, it was an old male, 6 feet high at the shoulder and about 8 feet in length; his horn measured 13 inches an... |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| Ear to nose-tip 35.0 inch |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| Ear from notch - 9.0 inch |
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| Bolau, H. 1900 Das Ende des Indischen Nashorns im Hamburger Zoologischen Garten. Zoologische Garten A.F. 41 (11): 334-336 |
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Captive - Europe
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Indian Rhino
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| Male in Hamburg Zoo, at death, 30 yrs 3 months old. At arrival it was 114 cm, at death it was 173 cm. |
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| Bolau, H. 1900 Das Ende des Indischen Nashorns im Hamburger Zoologischen Garten. Zoologische Garten A.F. 41 (11): 334-336 |
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Captive - Europe
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Indian Rhino
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| Male in Hamburg Zoo, at death, 30 yrs 3 months old. It was 3,25 m long |
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| Ridley, H.N. 1900 A botanical excursion to Gunong Jerai (Kedah Peak). Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 34: 23-30 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Mr. A.L. Butler wrote from Kuala Lumpur, 25 Oct 1898, I went to see a big rhinoceros in a pitfall the other day at Rantan Panjang. A fine big female R. sumatrensis. It measured 4 feet 3 inches at shoulder, measured with a standard. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| Mounted male - tail 26.0 inch. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| Mounted male - head and body 13 ft. 1 in. |
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| Bolau, H. 1900 Das Ende des Indischen Nashorns im Hamburger Zoologischen Garten. Zoologische Garten A.F. 41 (11): 334-336 |
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Captive - Europe
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Indian Rhino
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| Male in Hamburg Zoo, at death, 30 yrs 3 months old. Weight at time of death was 4300 german pounds; the intestines weighed 1100 pounds |
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| Bolau, H. 1900 Das Ende des Indischen Nashorns im Hamburger Zoologischen Garten. Zoologische Garten A.F. 41 (11): 334-336 |
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Captive - Europe
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Indian Rhino
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| Male in Hamburg Zoo, at death, 30 yrs 3 months old. Weight at time of death was 4300 german pounds; the skin 470 pounds. Skin was 2,1 cm thick at the thickest place. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| South Africa. From a mounted specimen; tail 28.0 inch |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| The horns of the mounted example measure 35.0 and 7.0 respectively, the largest single horn recorded, 62.5, was obtained by the late Roualeyn Gordon Cumming and is now in the possession of Colonel W. Gordon Cumming; a pair belonging to Mr. Selous measures 37.4 and 17.8 respectively. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| Mounted male - height at shoulder 6 ft 1.5 inch. Selous gives 6 ft 6 in for a individual measured by him. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| South Africa. Average horns measure, the anterior from 18 to 20 in. and the posterior from 7 to 8 in. respectively. Ward notices a head from Zululand, of which the anterior horn reached 41.5, while the posterior was only 10; while in another case the anterior was 32.5, and the posterior 19.0, t... |
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| Bolau, H. 1900 Das Ende des Indischen Nashorns im Hamburger Zoologischen Garten. Zoologische Garten A.F. 41 (11): 334-336 |
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Captive - Europe
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Indian Rhino
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| Male in Hamburg Zoo, at death, 30 yrs 3 months old. Weight at time of death was 4300 german pounds; the intestines weighed 1100 pounds, the skin 470 pounds. |
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| Flower, S.S. 1900 On the mammalia of Siam and the Malay Peninsula. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900 April 3: 306-379, fig. 1 |
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World
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| The Bangkok Times for 11 November 1897 mentions a rhino being shot by Mr. C. Ephraums - no species indicated - few details: animal was seen at a sulphur spring within 6 miles of Ipoh, Perak, it was an old male, 6 feet high at the shoulder and about 8 feet in length; his horn measured 13 inches an... |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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White Rhino
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| a skull of a male measures 30.5 in extreme length from the occipital crest to the tips of the nasals, 27.0 from the condyle to the premaxillae; and 13.4 in the greatest width. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| From a mounted specimen; length of a skull from the tip of the nasals to the occipital crest 22.5; from premaxillae to occipital condyle 22.5; extreme breadth 12.5. |
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| Flower, S.S. 1900 On the mammalia of Siam and the Malay Peninsula. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900 April 3: 306-379, fig. 1 |
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World
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| The Bangkok Times for 11 November 1897 mentions a rhino being shot by Mr. C. Ephraums - no species indicated - few details: animal was seen at a sulphur spring within 6 miles of Ipoh, Perak, it was an old male, 6 feet high at the shoulder and about 8 feet in length; his horn measured 13 inches an... |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| South Africa. From a mounted specimen; length of ears 7.5 inch; from ear opening to nose-tip 25.0 inch |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| South Africa. From a mounted specimen; head and body 10 ft. 2 inch |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| South Africa. From a mounted specimen; height at shoulder 5 ft. 0.5 inch |
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| Truter, P.J.; Somerville, W. 1899 Journal in the form of a report addressed, with due respect, to His Excellency Lieutenant General Francis Dundas, Acting Governor and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Castle, Town, and Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope in Southern Africa: pp. 359-436
| In: Theal, G.M. Records of the Cape Colony from May 1801 to February 1803. Cape Town, Government of the Cape Colony: vol. 4, pp. i-viii, 1-505 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Male shot near Kuruman - from the head to the tail 10 feet 7 inches (322 cm) |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| northern Kenya, Male shot at El Gereh, Matthews Range, 7 Sep 1895
Total length over back from tip of upper lip to root of tail, 11 feet
Total length in straight line opposite side, 10 feet
Total length over back from tip of upper lip to end of tail, 13 ft 4 inch
Perpendicular height in straig... |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| northern Kenya, Male shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 21 Dec 1895
Total length without tail, in straight line, 9 ft
Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 9 inch |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| northern Kenya, Female shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 24 Dec 1895
Total length without tail, in straight line, 8 ft 3 inch
Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 7 inch |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Northern Kenya, Female shot under Mt. Wyiro, 26 May 1896, Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 10 inch |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Northern Kenya, Male shot at El Gereh, Matthews Range, 7 Sep 1895. Perpendicular height in straight line at shoulder, 5 ft 3 inch |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| northern Kenya, Female shot under Mt. Wyiro, 26 May 1896
Total length without tail, in straight line, 8 ft 8 inch
Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 10 inch |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| On Mt Kenia, shoots a female with a horn of 40 inches round the curve. |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Northern Kenya, Male shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 21 Dec 1895, Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 9 inch |
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| Neumann, A.H. 1898 Elephant hunting in East Equatorial Africa, being an account of three years' ivory hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Loroge Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xix, 1-455 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Northern Kenya, Female shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 24 Dec 1895. Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 7 inch |
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| Mueller-Liebenwalde, J. 1895 Weisses Rhinozeros. Zoologische Garten A.F. 36 (7): 223 |
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White Rhino
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| Horns can reach 125 cm, but these lengths are rare. |
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| British Museum (Natural History) 1894 Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia, 5th ed. London, British Museum (Natural History) |
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White Rhino
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| Its anterior horn is very slender, and has been found to attain a length of over four feet, one of 4 ft. 9 in., the longest known, being on the top of Case 53 |
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| Swayne, H.G.C. 1894 Further field-notes on the game-animals of Somaliland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894: 316-323 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
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Black Rhino
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| Somaliland. A good pair of bull's horns measure 19 inches for the front, and 5 inches for the back one. |
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| Roemer, A. 1893 Catalog der Skelette- und Schaedel-Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums zu Wiesbaden. Jahrbuch des Nassauischen Vereins fur Naturkunde, Wiesbaden 46: 117-131 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Museum Wiesbaden. A horn of 70 cm length |
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| Bartlett, E. 1891 Notes on the Bornean rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 December 1: 654-655, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Specimens from Borneo in mus. Kuching
1. Head with the skin still on it.
3. Skull only : measures 20 inches from the tip of the nasal bones to the coronal ridge; forehead from eye to eye 5 3/4 inches; lower jaw 16 ? inches.
4. Skull only: from nasal bone to coronal ridge 20 ? inches; forehe... |
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| Bartlett, E. 1891 Notes on the Bornean rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 December 1: 654-655, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Specimens in museum Kuching, from Borneo
1. Head. front horn 4 ? inches; hind horn 2 inches long.
2. Head partly covered with skin. Horn 5 inches long; the hind one is merely a round knob.
5. Two horns on skin of the upper part of the head. Front horn 19 1/8 inches; the second horn is we... |
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| Bartlett, E. 1891 Notes on the Bornean rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 December 1: 654-655, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Morphology - Size
Sumatran Rhino
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| Specimens from Borneo in mus. Kuching
1. Head with the skin still on it.
Length of head, from front of nose to centre of coronal ridge of skin, 19 ? inches; across forehead to corner of eyes 7 3/4 inches; tip of upper lip to corner of mouth 6 1/4 inches; front horn 4 ? inches; hind horn 2 inc... |
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| Flower, W.H. 1889 Exhibition of the face of a male African rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889 November 19: 448-449, fig. 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
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| Animal with 3rd horn, Tanzania. The anterior horn is 13 ? inches long, measured along its curved anterior surface, or 12 inches measured in a straight line from the side of the base to the apex, and is 20 inches in circumference at the base. The apex is considerably worn and polished. The bas... |
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| Oldfield, H.A. 1880 Sketches from Nipal, historical and descriptive. London, W.H. Allen and Co, vol. 1, pp. i-ix, 1-418 |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
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Indian Rhino
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| The horn of the male is larger and rougher at the base but is not generally so long as that of the female. |
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| Burbidge, F.W. 1880 The gardens of the sun, or a naturalist's journal on the mountains and in the forests and swamps of Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago. London, John Murray, pp. i-xix, 1-364 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Mr Dobree [a coffee planter] showed us the skin of a young rhinoceros which he had shot in the mudpool near the Sagaliad river, about 20 miles from Sandakan. The lower horn was 3 inches in length, the upper one only just growing. |
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| Sclater, P.L. 1877 Remarks upon a two-horned rhinoceros killed in 1876 near Comillah in Tipperah, and on a living specimen of Rhinoceros sondaicus from the Sunderbans. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877 March 20: 269-270 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Length of posterior horn a mere stud, shot at Comillah, Tipperah |
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| Baldwin, J.H. 1877 The large and small game of Bengal and the North-Western provinces of India, 2nd ed. London, Henry S. King and Co, pp. i-xxiv, 1-380 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Both sexes a single horn, situated near the end of the snout, slightly curved and poitning backwards, from 15 to 20 inches in length. |
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| Baldwin, J.H. 1877 The large and small game of Bengal and the North-Western provinces of India, 2nd ed. London, Henry S. King and Co, pp. i-xxiv, 1-380 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Extreme length, from 12 to 13 feet |
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| Sclater, P.L. 1877 Remarks upon a two-horned rhinoceros killed in 1876 near Comillah in Tipperah, and on a living specimen of Rhinoceros sondaicus from the Sunderbans. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877 March 20: 269-270 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Length of horn 8 ? inches, shot at Comillah, Tipperah |
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| Baldwin, J.H. 1877 The large and small game of Bengal and the North-Western provinces of India, 2nd ed. London, Henry S. King and Co, pp. i-xxiv, 1-380 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Height, from 5 1/4 to 5 ? feet |
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| Young Nimrod 1875 Note on the comparative size of the so-called common Indian Rhinoceros (R. indicus, Cuvier) and the Sunderbun Rhinoceros (R. sondaicus, Muller). Oriental Sporting Magazine (new series) 8 (88, April): 157 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Note on the comparative size of the so-called common indian rhinoceros (R. indicus, Cuvier) and the sunderbun rhinoceros, (R. sondaicus, Muller). As Jerdon, in his Mammals of India, gives the size of the first named species, which he designates " the great Indian rhinoceros”— &quo... |
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| Wallace, A.R. 1874 On the rhinoceros of Borneo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874 November 3: 498-499 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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Sumatran Rhino
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| I have forwarded to you, through Dr. Jessopp, of Norwich, two Rhinoceros-horns, obtained in the Bazaar at Sibu, the principal station of the Sarawak Government in the Rejang river. These specimens, together with three others, the largest of which, measured perpendicularly, stood 8 ? inches high... |
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| Bartlett, A.D. 1873 On the birth of a Sumatran rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 January 21: 104-106, pl. 11, fig. 1 |
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Captive - Europe
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Birth Victoria Docks. It was 3 feet in length, 2 feet high at the shoulder ; and its weight, as near as I was able to judge by lifting it, was rather over 50 lb. |
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| Bartlett, A.D. 1873 On the birth of a Sumatran rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 January 21: 104-106, pl. 11, fig. 1 |
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Captive - Europe
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Young in Victoria Docks, London
In appearance the young Rhinoceros (see Plate XI.) reminds one of a young Ass, viewing its long legs and general mode of moving its large long head and meagre looking body. The front horn on the nose is about 3/4 of an inch high; the posterior horn is not develop... |
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| Bartlett, A.D. 1873 On the birth of a Sumatran rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 January 21: 104-106, pl. 11, fig. 1 |
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Captive - Europe
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Birth young in Victoria Docks. It was 3 feet in length, 2 feet high at the shoulder ; and its weight, as near as I was able to judge by lifting it, was rather over 50 lb. |
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| Bartlett, A.D. 1873 On the birth of a Sumatran rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 January 21: 104-106, pl. 11, fig. 1 |
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Captive - Europe
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Birth Victoria Docks. It was 3 feet in length, 2 feet high at the shoulder ; and its weight, as near as I was able to judge by lifting it, was rather over 50 lb. |
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| Tegetmeier, W.B. 1872 Arrival of a Sumatran rhinoceros in the Zoological Gardens
| In: Newman, E. Arrival of a Sumatran rhinoceros at the Zoological Gardens. Zoologist (2) 7: 3057-3060 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Female caught in Chittagong for London Zoo. When first captured she was about six feet in length from the forehead to the root of the tail, and upwards of four feet in height. |
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| Tegetmeier, W.B. 1872 Arrival of a Sumatran rhinoceros in the Zoological Gardens
| In: Newman, E. Arrival of a Sumatran rhinoceros at the Zoological Gardens. Zoologist (2) 7: 3057-3060 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Female caught in Chittagong for London Zoo. When first captured she was about six feet in length from the forehead to the root of the tail, and upwards of four feet in height. |
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| Newman, E. 1872 The female rhinoceros: succesful removal of her horn. Zoologist (2) 7: 3061-3062 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Horn removed from female, weighed 8 ? pounds |
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| Grant, J.A. 1872 Summary of observations on the geography, climate, and natural history of the Lake region of Equatorial Africa, made by the Speke and Grant expedition, 1860-1863. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 42: 234-342 |
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White Rhino
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| At Delagoa Bay we saw a horn upwards of a yard in length. |
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| Anderson, J. 1872 Notes on Rhinoceros sumatrensis, Cuvier. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872 February 6: 129-132 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| [Female shown in Calcutta 1872 in transit to London] The hindmost horn is the smallest and about two inches in height; it has, a quadrangular base, with two of the angles external (one posterior and the other anterior), and its apex is conical. It is placed between the eyes, but its posterior bas... |
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| Tegetmeier, W.B. 1872 Arrival of a Sumatran rhinoceros in the Zoological Gardens
| In: Newman, E. Arrival of a Sumatran rhinoceros at the Zoological Gardens. Zoologist (2) 7: 3057-3060 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Female caught in Chittagong for London Zoo. The horns were small, not more than three inches in length, the upper being in front of the eyes. |
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| Anderson, J. 1872 Notes on Rhinoceros sumatrensis, Cuvier. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872 February 6: 129-132 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| [Female shown in Calcutta 1872 in transit to London] The female which forms the subject of these observations is about 4 feet 6 inches high at the shoulders, and about 8 feet from the snout to the root of the tail |
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| Anderson, J. 1872 Notes on Rhinoceros sumatrensis, Cuvier. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872 February 6: 129-132 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| [Female shown in Calcutta 1872 in transit to London] The female which forms the subject of these observations is about 4 feet 6 inches high at the shoulders, and about 8 feet from the snout to the root of the tail |
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| Anderson, J. 1872 Notes on Rhinoceros sumatrensis, Cuvier. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872 February 6: 129-132 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| [Female shown in Calcutta 1872 in transit to London] it weighs nearly 2000 lbs. |
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| Heuglin, T. von 1869 Reise in das Gebiet des Weissen Nil und seiner westlichen Zuflusse in den Jahren 1862-1864. Leipzig and Heidelberg, C.F. Winter, pp. i-xii, 1-382 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| We have horns of 3 1/3 feet length, which should belong to R. simus. |
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| Heuglin, 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
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| Opsiceros simus. Heuglin obtained horns up to 3 3/4 feet long in Abyssinia / Sudan. |
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| Grout, L. 1863 Zulu-Land; or, life among the Zulu-Kafirs of Natal and Zulu-land, South Africa. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Publication Committee, pp. 1-351 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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White Rhino
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| In Zululand, there are two kinds of rhinoceros, the umkombe and ubejani. That called umkombe is much the larger and milder of the two, and has two horns. The front and longer horn is 2 feet or more in length; the other, only 8 or 10 inches. |
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| Gray, J.E.; Gerrard, E. 1862 Catalogue of the bones of mammalia in the collection of the British Museum. London, Trustees of the British Museum, pp. i-iv, 1-296 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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White Rhino
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| Catalogue of bones BMNH. Horn of Rhinaster oswellii, no.b from interior of South Africa, front horn, 4 ft 9 inches |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Male shot Dec 1801 - S Africa. Circumference, 9 feet |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Male shot 27 Dec 1801- S.Africa
Length from head to tail, 10 feet 7 inch
Length of tail, 2 feet
Length of head, 2 feet 4 inch |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Female of 30 Dec 1801 - S Africa
From ears to tail, 7 feet 10 inch
From ears to nose, 2 feet 8 inch |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Eende Fountein. We also visited a deserted kraal, where we found several horns of the buffalo and rhinoceros - one of the latter about two feet long. |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Male shot Dec 1801 - S Africa. Length of ears, 0 feet 9 inch |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Female of 30 Dec 1801 - S Africa. Ears, 0 feet 10 inch |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Male shot Dec 1801 - S Africa. Length of tail, 2 feet |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Female of 30 Dec 1801 - S Africa. height, 5 feet 10 inch |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Female of 30 Dec 1801 - S Africa
Circumference of knee, 1 foot 10 inch
Circumference of body, 10 feet 0 inch |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Male shot Dec 1801 - S Africa. Length of head, 2 feet 4 inch |
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| Borcherds, P.B. 1861 An auto-biographical memoir, being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, chiefly intended for his children and descendants, countrymen and friends. Cape Town, A.S. Robertson, pp. i-xxv, 1-500 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Female of 30 Dec 1801 - S Africa. First horn on the nose, 1 foot 8 inch, Second horn, 1 foot 6 inch |
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| Gray, J.E. 1854 On a new species of rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854 November 28: 250-251, fig. 1 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Type specimen of Rhinoceros crossii.
Horn black; trunk very slender, tapering, smooth, rather compressed at the end, curved nearly into a semicircle; base rather thick, subquadrangular, rugose.
Length of the horn along the curve alone 31 ? in.
Length of the cord from base to tip 24 in
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| Gray, J.E. 1853 Notice of a presumed new species of rhinoceros, from South Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1853 (March 8): 46-47, fig. 1 |
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White Rhino
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| Rhinoceros oswellii. Colonel Thomas Steele having most kindly presented to the British Museum a pair of horns of a two-horned Rhinoceros, which was discovered in the interior of South Africa by his friend Mr. Oswell, Dr. Gray exhibited the horns; and having pointed out the peculiarity of their f... |
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| Peters, W.C.H. 1852 Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique, auf Befehl seiner majestaet des Konigs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefuehrt, Zoologie I, Saugethiere. Berlin, Georg Reimer, pp. i-xvi, 1-202 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Mozambique
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White Rhino
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| I saw a pair of horns from Lourenzo Marques, of which the anterior was 5 ft 3 inch (english measure) and the posterior one 1 ft 1 inch. |
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