Rookmaaker, L.C.; Wyhe, J. van 2013. Wallace’s itinerary in the Malay Archipelago. In: Wyhe, J. van; Rookmaaker, L.C., Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago. Oxford. pp. 295-302.
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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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Attenborough, D. 2013. Foreword. In: Wyhe, J. van; Rookmaaker, L.C., Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago. Oxford. pp. vii-viii.
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Barongi, R.; Foose, T.J. 2003. Developing a viable balance for rhino conservation through in situ protection and ex situ propagation. AZA Annual Conference Proceedings 2002: 33-37, 1 map.
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Ali Khan, M.G.; Khan, A.M.; Rao, D. 1980. Breeding behavior of one-horned Indian Rhinoceros unicornis. Livestock Adviser 5 (11): 15-17.
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J.A. 1933. An inquisitive rhino. Journal of the Darjeeling Natural History Society 8 (1): 22-24, 1 figure.
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Hodge, W.E. 1934. The rescue of a rhinoceros calf. Journal of the Darjeeling Natural History Society 9 (1): 32-33, 2 figures.
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Gee, E.P. 1952. The great Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 25 (4): 173-177, 3 figures.
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Kingori, E.; Chiyo, P.I.; Gitau, O.N.; Lala, F.; Lwande, O.W. 2026. Drivers of tick community structure in a rhinoceros meta-population in Kenya. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 29 (101191): 1-19. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2026.101191
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Zheng, Shaohua 1982. Some Pliocene mammalian fossils from Songshan 2 and 3 (Tianzhu, Gansu) and the Songshan Fauna. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 20 (3): 216-227.
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Guojonsdittir, S.M.; Lord, E.; Pochon, Z.; Lemez, S.; Dussex, N.; Stanton, D.W.G.; Sinding, M.-H.S.; Federov, S.; Dalen, L.; Chacon-Duque, J.C. 2026. Genome shows no inbreeding in near-extinction Woolly rhinoceros sample found in ancient wolf’s stomach. Geonome Biology and Evolution 18 (1): 1-11, 3 figs. 1 table, with supplementary data. doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf239
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Shanghai Museum 2025. Exhibition: Precious Rarities: Ming and Qing rhinoceros horn carvings in the Shanghai Museum. Webpage: https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/mu/frontend/pg/m/article/id/E00004216.
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Cuvier, G.; Carpenter, W.B.; Westwood, J.O. 1854. The animal kingdom: arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. New edition. London, Wm. S. Orr and Co.
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Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung 1912. Jagdhandbuch für Deutsch-Ostafrika: auf Grund amtlicher Quellen bearbeitet. Daressalam, Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung. pp. 1-224.
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Werther, C.W. 1894. Zum Victoria Nyanza: eine Antisklaverei-Expedition und Forschungsreise. Berlin, Gergonne. pp. 1-303.
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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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