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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 Image Library

The Rhino Image Library provides 7652 rhino related images.

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The Rhino Document Library

The Rhino Document Library contains a total of 30363 references.

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Currant, A.P. 2000. The Quaternary mammal collections at the Somerset County Museum, Taunton. In: Webster, C.J., Somerset Archaeology: Papers to mark 150 years of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. Taunton: Somerset County Council. pp. 39-44.
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Crégut-Bonnoure, E. 1983. La faune des Auzieres II a Methamis (Vaucluse). Nouvelles Archives du Musée d’histoire naturelle de Lyon 21: 53-58.
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Cordy, J.M. 1976. La faune aurignacienne du Trou du Renard a Furfooz (Province de Namur). Bulletin de la Société Royale Belge d’Anthropologie et Préhistoire 87: 141-146.
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Cordy, J.M. 1974. La faune aurignacienne de la Grotte Princesse Pauline à Marche-les-Dames. Bulletin de la Société Royale Belge d’Anthropologie et Préhistoire 85: 243-252.
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Cooke, H.B.S. 1941. A preliminary account of the Wonderwerk cave, Kuruman District. Section II: The fossil remains. South African Journal of Science 37: 300-312.
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Taplin, S. 2023. Don’t tickle the rhino (Usborne touchy-feely sounds). London, Usborne. pp. 1-16.
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Hoare, B. 2022. Het dikke boek van onze bijzondere natuur. Tielt, Lannoo. pp. 1-224.
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Punjabee 1850. Correspondence: The rhinoceros again. Lahore Chronicle 1850 August 31.
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Lahore Correspondent 1850. Correspondence: A rhinoceros [alive near Post Office]. Lahore Chronicle 1850 August 21: 427.
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Rookmaaker, H.R. 1924. Oude en nieuwe toestanden in het voormalige vorstendom Bone (vervolg). Indische Gids 46: 508-527.
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Rookmaaker, L.C. 2026. Rhinoceroses exhibited in the People’s Park of Madras. Zoos Print 41 (7): 5-6, fig. 1.
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Jaeger, G.F. 1835. Ueber die fossilen Säugethiere, welche in Würtemberg aufgefunden worden sind. Stuttgart, Carl Erhard. pp. i-iv, 1-71, pls. 1-14.
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Black Rhino

Black Rhino

Southern White Rhino

Southern White Rhino

Nile Rhino

Nile Rhino

Greater One-horned Rhino

Greater One-horned Rhino

Javan Rhino

Javan Rhino

Sumatran Rhino

Sumatran Rhino

Fossil Rhino

Fossil Rhino

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.
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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 have complex social lives

Far from being solitary brutes, rhinos display surprising social intelligence. They communicate through an elaborate system of scent marks, vocalisations, and shared middens (dung piles) that serve as community message boards.

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