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Hitij T. et al., 2023. Prva odkritja hundsheimskih nosorogov Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Toula, 1902) v Sloveniji; najdisce 5 v kamnolomu Crni Kal [The first find of the Hundsheim rhinoceros, Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Toula, 1902), in Slovenia; site 5 in the Crni Kal quarry] [in Slovenian]. Geoloski Zbornik, Rasprave-Porocila, 26. Posvetovanje Slovenskih Geologov, Univerza v Ljubljani, 26/1: 59-63, 2 figs
Jarboe, R.E. et al., 1963. A Housing Project for Large Mammals. Zoonooz (San Diego) 36 (6) June: 8-15, 7 figures
Basel Zoo et al., 1956. World Premiere: Basel bred Rhino - "Rudra". International Zoo News 3 (6) Nov: 120-121, 1 figure
Rookmaaker, L.C. et al., 2024. Early depictions of the first Lisbon rhinoceros in the 16th century. Pachyderm 65: 168-179
Rookmaaker, L.C. et al., 2024. Shared experiences of Alfred Russel Wallace and Hermann von Rosenberg in exploring the ornithology of New Guinea and the Aru Islands in 1858–1860. Ardea 112 (2): 323-330, figs. 1-3, drawing by Jos Zwarts, and supplementary Table S1 (5 pp.)
Rookmaaker, L.C., 2024. The discovery and naming of the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) after 1793, with details of the Rhinoceros Sumatricus of Bertuch (1805) and Wilhelm (1808). Evolutionary Systematics 8 (2): 155-165 - https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.8.127773
Rookmaaker, L.C. et al., 2024. New literature in the Rhino Resource Center. Electronic Newsletter of the Rhino Resource Center no. 76 (December): 1-17
Neushoornstichting, 2024. [Various notes on rhinos, in Dutch]. Nieuwsbrief Winter (30 November 2024): 1-7
Iqbal, D. et al., 2024. More alarms over Indonesia rhino poaching after latest trafficking bust. www.mongabay.com 5 September 2024: 1-6
Joshi, A.R., 2024. Nepal’s rhino translocations to continue amid concerns over effectiveness. www.mongabay.com 28 November 2024: 1-5
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