Rhino Resource Center

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

Are rhinos aggressive?

Despite their fearsome reputation and ability to charge at 50 kilometres per hour, rhinos are not naturally aggressive animals. They're more accurately described as defensive, preferring to be left alone to graze peacefully.

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The Rhino Image Library

The Rhino Image Library provides 7691 rhino related images.

Sudan and Armin Püttger-Conradt

Sudan in Dvur Kralove

Sudan Nile rhino 1991

Nile rhino Sudan 1990

Najin 2015 in Ol Pejeta

Nasi 1991 birth

Nasi 1991 Dvur Kralove

Nabire and Nesari in Dvur Kralove

Nabire 1991 in Dvur Kralove

Nabir 1991 Dvur Kralove

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Fatu 2008 Dvur Kralove

“Armour and Grass”

California Hemphillian

Krapf auf der Flucht

Bali statuettes

Javan rhino statuette

Acclimatisation Society – 1865

Punch Almanack 1865

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The Rhino Document Library

The Rhino Document Library contains a total of 30500 references.

Nandy, S.; Antoine, P.O.; Rookmaaker, L.C.; Garnayak, D.B. 2026. Bharatihuda (Chalcolithic, Mahanadi Belt): first discovery of Rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) in the Odisha state, India. Comptes Rendus Palevol 25 (19): 357-374, figs. 1-6, tabs. 1-6. doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2026v25a19

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Osthoff, G.; Mason, S.; Schmidt, L.; Tordiffe, A.; Deacon, F. 2026. Comparative 1H-NMR profiling of plasma and serum metabolites in giraffes and white rhinoceroses. Metabolomics 22 (5): 1-10. doi.org/10.1007/s11306-026-02535-0

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Hussain, A.; Khan, M.A. 2026. Rhinoceros from the Pinjor Formation (Pleistocene) of Makwal, Pakistan. Historical Biology 38 (10): 4398–4407. doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2026.2645124

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Arbogast, D.M. 2026. Investigation of three novel physiological biomarkers of rhinoceros wellbeing. Ph.D. dissertation submitted to George Mason University, Fairfax, VA., USA. 1-186.

Isabella, J. 2026. The ghosts of conservation past. Parks Stewardship Forum 42 (3): 565-573. doi.org/10.5070/P5.69177

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Smith, M.S. 2026. Justice through deterrence: media framings of the rhino horn trade in Vietnam. In: Killean, R., Hamilton, M., Lundberg, K. (eds) 2026. Conceptualising justice: a green criminological perspective. Cham, Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 203-226. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-19791-7_10

Neupane, B.; Jamaludin, J.; Gautam, A.P.; Schmidt-Vogt, D.; Hogarth, N.J.; Webb, E.L. 2026. Correction: Balancing act: navigating increasing human-wildlife conflict amidst megafauna recovery in the tropical lowlands of Nepal. Scientific Reports 16 (28923): 1-2. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-71293-9

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Neupane, B.; Jamaludin, J.; Gautam, A.P.; Schmidt-Vogt, D.; Hogarth, N.J.; Webb, E.L. 2025. Balancing act: navigating increasing human-wildlife conflict amidst megafauna recovery in the tropical lowlands of Nepal. Scientific Reports 15 (31201): 1-13. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16707-w

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Green, S.; Thongthum, T.; Pietrucci, D.; Chabuka, L.; Villiers. S. de; Freese, L.; Bassett, M.; et al. 2026. Dietary ecology structures gut microbiome assembly in sympatric wild mammals from Kruger National Park, South Africa. Animal Microbiome 2026: 1-21. doi.org/10.1186/s42523-026-00630-0

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Pandey, N.; Arya, S. 2026. Behavioral patterns of pregnant and non-pregnant Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Journal of Cyber Security 8 (7): 1-13. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21154625

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Kinney, M.E.; Heiar, R.; Heiar, D.; Rodriguez, P.; Peel, M.J. 2026. Hoof lacing in zoo ungulates—indications, technical descriptions, and outcomes in a giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus ), African Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), and greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (4): 671-678. doi.org/10.1638/2026-0027

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Niguissie, F.; Benninger, B. 2026. Reassessing the stifle joint stabilization system in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Annals of Anatomy 267 Supplement: 71. doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2026.153015

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Kovalchuk, O.; Borrani, A.; Mackiewicz, P.; Barkaszi, Z.; Capalbo, C.; Davydenko, S.; Dubikovska, A.; Ratajczak-Skrzatek, U.; Sinitsa, M.; Stefaniak, K.; Krajcarz, M.T.; Mazza, P. 2026. Scythicorhinus vekuai gen. nov. et comb. nov. (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the Pliocene of Georgia and its implications for the early evolution of Coelodonta and Stephanorhinus. Scientific Reports 16 (21401): 1-20. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-57113-0

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Belles, X. 2026. The rhinoceroses of Durer and Burgkmair: two different visions of the same animal. Animal History 2026: 1-21. doi.org/10.1525/ah.2026.2890921

Uzunidis, A.; Pandolfi, L.; Brugal, J.P. 2026. Stephanorhinus hemitoechus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the cave site of Mas des Caves (Lunel‑Viel, SE France, MIS7): demography and ecology of a paleontological cohort. PalZ (Paläontologische Zeitschrift) 2026: 1-19. doi.org/10.1007/s12542-026-00784-x

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Javan Rhino

Greater One-horned Rhino

Nile Rhino

Southern White Rhino

Black Rhino

Sumatran Rhino

Fossil Rhino

Rhino collections

History of Clara

Clara the Rhinoceros tells the marvellous story of the most famous rhinoceros in history.

Geraads Fossil Rhino Database

Old World Neogene and Quaternary rhino-bearing localities.

RRC Newsletters

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

Carino Database

East Asian and West African Rhinos.

Gallery of Modern Art

Rhino Depictions In Contemporary Modern Art.

Announcements

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Our new website is now online

The Rhino Resource Centre has unveiled its completely redesigned website.

The Rhinoceros of South Asia – DISCOUNT

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

The Sumatran rhino sings like a whale

The smallest and hairiest rhino is also the most talkative. One of its three call types sounds so much like a humpback whale that the scientists who recorded it simply named it the 'whale'.

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