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Rhino Resource Center

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

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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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The Rhino Document Library

The Rhino Document Library contains a total of 30269 references.

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Cezembre, J. 1914. Une aventure en Rhodésie. Pourquoi Austin Grumbble ne chasse plus le rhinocéros. Journal des Voyages 1914 (no. 923) 9 August: 156-157, plate on cover.
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Forbin, V. 1908. La course à l’abime. A califourchon sur un rhinocéros. Journal des Voyages 1908 (no. 618) 4 October: 295, plate on cover.
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Lang, H. 1926. Le monstre aux nez cornu. Journal des Voyages 1926 (no. 48) 1 April: 850-852.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 18 (XVIII): Crepúsculo africano, Rhino City, Shel Silverstein, Rinoceronte en Cienfuegos, Marcelo Aguirre, Rossana Bossù, Pablo de Bella. Internet blog. pp. 1-15.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 17 (XVII): Philip Galle, James Parsons, Johann Elias Ridinger, Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, Jan Wandelaar, Grabado en el Rijksmuseum, Ilustrated London News, Richard Lydekker. Internet blog. pp. 1-24.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 16 (XVI): Leszek Bujnowski, Didier Massard, Oscar Sanmartín, Kerry Lemon, Andreea Muntean, Mikel Uribetxeberría, Rino doméstico, Rinomorsa, Ava Gardner, Walt Disney. Internet blog. pp. 1-18.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 15 (XV): Arena, Ji Yong Ho, Cristian Raduta, Beth Cavener Stichter, Bogdan-Adrian Lefter, Davis Murphy. Internet blog. pp. 1-18.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 14 (XIV): Anton Hirzinger, Gemelos, Kevin Prochaska, Feng Shui, Cristal de Lalique, Cristal Daum, Mats Jonasson, Copas, Láser. Internet blog. pp. 1-13.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 13 (XIII): Ambroise Paré, Luchas en Baroda, Journal des Voyages, Samuel Howitt, Alfred Edmund Brehm, Rinoceronte azul (el Keitloa). Internet blog. pp. 1-17.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 12 (XII): Nico di Mattia, Transporte, Stanislav Plutenko, Scott Wilson, Vladimir Kush, Sergey Tyukanov, Porcelana de Bohemia, Castillo de Kronborg, Federico Fellini, Michael Speaker, Rhino de Baños. Internet blog. pp. 1-13.
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El Hurgador 2012. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 11 (XI): Jean Baptiste Vendamme, Zach Bellísimo, Joey B., Albert Hunsdahl, Lucian Stanculescu, Muczi, Aphostol, Dereck Lum. Internet blog. pp. 1-10.
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Maharajah of Cooch Behar 1885. Bengal: the bag of big game by the party of the Maharajah of Kuch Behar. Allen's Indian Mail 1885 April 28: 390.
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Lacouperie, T. de 1894. Origin of the early Chinese civilisation and its western sources. Babylonian and Oriental Record 7: 8-16.
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Mulmi, A.R. 2018. Unlocking horns (gifts of rhinos from Nepal). Kathmandu Post (Online) 2018 August 10.
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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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RRC Newsletters

All newsletters from the start in 2005 were edited and composed by Dr. Kees Rookmaaker, Editor of the Rhino Resource Center.
Announcements
Announcement

Our new website is now online

The Rhino Resource Centre has unveiled its completely redesigned website.
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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 can run faster than you think

Despite weighing up to 2300 kilograms, rhinos can sprint at speeds of 50 kilometres per hour — faster than most humans can run even without carrying a tonne of body weight.

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