 | Edwards, J. 1996 London Zoo from old photographs 1852-1914. London, Edwards, pp. 1-244 |
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Black Rhino
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| London Zoo, male Jim, 1860s. When trying to force the gate between two paddocks open, he broke his horn off, but a fresh one grew again. |
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| Clarbrough, M.L. 1996 Ujung Kulon National Park: handbook. Ministry of Forests, Indonesia, pp. 1-74 |
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Javan Rhino
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| Only male has prominent horn, female has a lump similar to a halved coconut. |
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| Clarbrough, M.L. 1996 Ujung Kulon National Park: handbook. Ministry of Forests, Indonesia, pp. 1-74 |
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Javan Rhino
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| Only male has prominent horn, female has a lump similar to a halved coconut. |
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| Rhino & Elephant Foundation 1995 Turning back from the edge of extinction?. REF News no. 13: 2 |
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All Rhino Species
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| The discovery fails to help explain why rhinos have horns! Self-defence against predators is not a use because an aduit's size - one tonne and 1.6m at the shoulder - is deterrent enough. What scientists do know is that horns are used with great effect when rhinos kill each other in territorial ... |
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| Daniel, J.C.; Adam, M.; Van Orden, A.C. 1995 Keratin structures of Ceratotherium. Regional Conference Proceedings of the AZA 1995: 537-541, 2 figures (8 plates) |
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America - North America
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White Rhino
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| Geldenhuys, L.J. 1994 Dehorning black rhino: the Namibian experience: pp. 48-49
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
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Black Rhino
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| Namibia - horn shape. A rhino horn has a concave base where it fits over the nasal bones. This is especially marked with the anterior horn. This necessitates removing the anterior horn 6,5 cm from its base and the posterior horn 5 cm from its base. |
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| Sewandono, I. 1994 Adeldom en de Indische neushoorn. Nederlands Juristenblad 69 (14): 476-478 |
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Indian Rhino
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| It is with the indonesian gentry like with the Indian rhinoceros. For 300 years people in Europe thought that the animal had a second horn on the back. Even though living rhinos were brought to these regions, the image remained that presented in the drawing by D?rer of 1515. |
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| Geldenhuys, L.J. 1994 Dehorning black rhino: the Namibian experience: pp. 48-49
| In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
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Black Rhino
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| Namibia - horn shape. A rhino horn has a concave base where it fits over the nasal bones. This is especially marked with the anterior horn. This necessitates removing the anterior horn 6,5 cm from its base and the posterior horn 5 cm from its base. |
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| Anonymous 1992 Rhinos of the world. REF News no. 8: 2-3, figs. 1-5 |
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Javan Rhino
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| A small horn is found exclusively in males while females have only a small knob. |
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| Anonymous 1992 Rhinos of the world. REF News no. 8: 2-3, figs. 1-5 |
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| A small horn is found exclusively in males while females have only a small knob. |
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