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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 29766 references.

Book
Florian, J.-P. C. 1878. Fables de Florian, No. 2. Dessins de E. Morel. Epinal, Pellerin et Cie.
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Anonymous 1768. Bonnet à la Rhinocéros [fashion in Paris]. Courier de la Mode 1768 (Avril): 6-7.
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Buffon, G.L. Leclerc de; Cuvier, G. 1844. Oeuvres complètes de Buffon: avec les supplémens, augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier, accompagnées de belles gravires sur acier, representant plus de 800 animaux, vol. 6. Paris, Abel Ledoux.
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Buffon, G.L. Leclerc de; Smellie, W. 1812. Natural history, general and particular. The history of man and quadrupeds translated, with notes and observations, by William Smellie. New edition, vol. 7. London, T. Cadell and W. Davies (and others).
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Buffon, G.L. Leclerc de 1777. Addition à l’article du Rhinoceros [seen in Versailles]. In: Buffon, Oeuvres complètes. Vol. 9: Histoire des animaux quadrupèdes. Paris, Imprimerie Royale. pp. 168-172, pl. XXVIII .
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Rademeyer, J. 2023. Landscape of fear: crime, corruption and murder in greater Kruger. Enact no. 36: 1-32.
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Gilibert, J.E. 1805. Abrégé du Système de la nature de Linné, histoire des mammaires, ou des quadrupèdes et cétacées. Lyon, Chez l'éditeur.
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Daubenton, L.J.M. 1764. Description du rhinocéros. In: Buffon & Daubenton, Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. Paris, Imprimerie Royale. pp. 198-203, pls. 7, 8.
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Daubenton, L.J.M. 1764. Description du Rhinocéros. In: Buffon & daubenton, Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. Paris, Imprimerie Royale. pp. 198-203, pls. 7, 8.
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Douwe Mout 1749. Newborn child resembling rhinoceros in Paris. Kurtz-gefasster historischer Nachrichten zum Behuf der neuern europäischen Begebenheiten 1749 (33) August: 656.
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Rhino collections
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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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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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