Pollok, F.T. 1911. Rhinoceros – India. In: Suffolk, H.C.H. 1911. The encyclopaedia of sport and games. New and enlarged edition. London, W. Heinemann. vol. 4, pp. 24-25.
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Swayne, H.G.C. 1912. Rhinoceros – Somaliland. In: Suffolk, H.C.H. 1912. The encyclopaedia of sport. London, The Sportsman Edition: vol. 4, pp. 22-24.
Lydekker, R. 1911. Rhinoceros – The Lado Enclave. In: Suffolk, H.C.H. 1911. The encyclopaedia of sport and games. New and enlarged edition. London, W. Heinemann. vol. 4, p. 22.
Kirby, F. Vaughan 1912. Rhinoceros – South Africa. In: Suffolk, H.C.H. 1912. The encyclopaedia of sport. London, The Sportsman Edition. vol. 4, pp. 19-22.
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Hanolet, L. 1904. Notes sur la chasse au Congo. Bulletin de la Société d'Etudes Coloniales 11 (10): 720-747.
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San Diego Zoo 1938. Photo album: Mammals. San Diego, Zoological Society. loose-leaved. 2 pages of photographs of rhinos in Detroit (1938) and Hamburg (1935). Undated.
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San Diego Wild Animal Park 1970. Introduction to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. San Diego, Zoological Society. pp. 1-19.
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San Diego Zoo 1959. Official guide book of the San Diego Zoo – Balbao Park, San Diego, California. San Diego, Zoological Society.
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San Diego Zoo 1953. Official guide book of the San Diego Zoo – Balbao Park, San Diego, California, 6th edition. San Diego, Zoological Society.
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Brookfield Zoo 2025. Global conservation leaders honored by Brookfield Zoo Chicago at 22nd annual conservation leadership awards dinner [Nan Schaffer]. News Release 22 October 2025: 1-3.
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