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Rhino Resource Center

The world's largest online rhinoceros library dedicated to assisting research and conservation efforts globally.

Rhino Resource Center

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Rhinos are ancient survivors

Rhinos have been roaming the Earth for over 50 million years, making them one of the oldest living mammal species. Their ancestors once resembled large tapirs and evolved into the massive creatures we see today.

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The Rhino Document Library

The Rhino Document Library contains a total of 30005 references.

Article
Johnson, D. 2016. Female Greater one-horned rhinoceros and calf in Nepal. Animal Keepers Forum 43 (9): front cover, 249.
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Alexander, K. 2018. Female Greater one-horned rhinoceros at Mesker Park Zoo, Chattanooga, TN. Animal Keepers Forum 45 (3): front cover, 65 .
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Kock, R.A. 1991. Zoo profile – Whipsnade wild animal park – A 60th anniversary portrait. International Zoo News 38 (4): 40-45, 3 figures.
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Denver Zoo 1990. Extract Annual Report 1989. International Zoo News 37 (6): 37-41, 1 figure.
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Book
Dale, S.F. 2004. The Garden of Eight Paradises: Babur and the culture of empire in Central Asia, Afghanistan and India (1483-1530). Leiden, Brill.
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Book
Buel, J.W. 1884. The world’s wonders, as seen by the great tropical and polar explorers. St. Louis, Historical Publishing Co.
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Book
Bruce, Charles 1888. Stirring adventure in African travel. Edinburgh, W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell.
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Article
Heyer, Georgette 1929. The horned beast of Africa. The Sphere 117 (1535) 22 June 1929: 656.
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Zeuner, F.E. 1961. Faunal evidence for Pleistocene climates. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 95 (Art. 1): 502-507.
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Ogilvie, D.D. 1953. Animals I have met- the Rhinoceros. Veterinary Record 65 (32): 505-506.
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Rhino collections
Collection

Carino Database

East Asian and West African Rhinos.
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Galleria of Emilio Gargioni

Rhino Depictions In Contemporary Modern Art.
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Geraads Fossil Rhino Database

Old World Neogene and Quaternary rhino-bearing localities.
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History of Clara

Clara the Rhinoceros tells the marvellous story of the most famous rhinoceros in history.
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Our new website is now online

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The Rhinoceros of South Asia – DISCOUNT

A book by Kees Rookmaaker with chapters by Joachim K. Bautze and Kelly Enright.

Rhinos are ecological engineers

By creating paths, wallows, and dispersing seeds through their dung, rhinos shape entire ecosystems. A single white rhino can produce 20 kilograms of dung daily, fertilising the landscape and spreading plant seeds.

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