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Title: On the intestinal tract of mammals
Author(s): Mitchell, P.C.
Year published: 1905
Journal: Transactions of the Zoological Society of London
Volume: 17
Pages: 437-536, figs. 1-50
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Captive - Europe
Anatomy - Internal organs
Indian Rhino
I had the opportunity of examining the intestinal tract of the Indian Rhino which died at London Zoo in 1904. As in many large mammals, the length of the gut is small in proportion to the size of the animal. There is no distinct duodenal loop. Meckel's tract is relatively simple, consisting of...
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