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File AvailableKitchener, A.C. 1997 Ageing the Sumatran Rhinoceros: preliminary results. International Zoo News 44 (1): 24-34, pls. 1-2, figs. 1-3, tables 1-2
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Sumatran Rhino
London Zoo, 35 years. The oldest animal is the type specimen of the hairy-eared rhinoceros (D. s. lasiotis), captured in 1868, who lived in captivity (mostly at London Zoo) for 32 years 8 months. She arrived at London Zoo in 1872 when she was estimated to be at least six years old, so that she ...
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File AvailableKitchener, A.C. 1997 Ageing the Sumatran Rhinoceros: preliminary results. International Zoo News 44 (1): 24-34, pls. 1-2, figs. 1-3, tables 1-2
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Sumatran Rhino
Port Lympne Zoo, 28 - 37 years. Based on estimates of tooth-wear rate and similarity in crown heights, the age of the Port Lympne female would vary between 28 and 47 years, but most probably about 28-37 years.
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File AvailableBlaszkiewitz, B. 1997 Rhinos in Berlin. International Zoo News 44 (7): 403-406
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Indian Rhino
On 21 September 1871 a female Indian rhino arrived at Berlin Zoo from Antwerp, and one year later, on 30 September 1872, it was exchanged for a pair delivered bv the animal dealer William Jamrach. The animals were not yet adult on their arrival. Bodinus had purchased them for 8,000 talers. At ...
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File AvailableBlaszkiewitz, B. 1997 Rhinos in Berlin. International Zoo News 44 (7): 403-406
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Indian Rhino
It was in 1746 that the first rhinoceros was exhibited in Berlin. This animal, an Indian rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis), was the fifth specimen of its species to come to Europe in modern times. It reached the Netherlands in 1741, and from 1746 it was on show in several towns of central Europe, an...
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File AvailableBlaszkiewitz, B. 1997 Rhinos in Berlin. International Zoo News 44 (7): 403-406
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Black Rhino
As already mentioned, Hagenbeck's Molly was acquired for 6,000 talers in July 1870. Sudan is mentioned as her country of origin. Molly probably lived till 1887. According to Kourist (1973), black rhinos had been previously shown in Antwerp (1858) and London (1868), but the data on the Antwerp ...
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File AvailableBlaszkiewitz, B. 1997 Rhinos in Berlin. International Zoo News 44 (7): 403-406
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Indian Rhino
Tierpark Berlin acquired a three-month-old Indian rhino female named Kanchi from the animal dealer Munro in August 1966, but she died in January 1967. This loss was compensated in August 1967 by another three-month-old female, Kumari, from Nepal. She is still living at the Tierpark. In 1971 sh...
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File AvailableTomasova, K. 1997 Dvur Kralove - Czech Republic. EAZA News 1997 April-June: 15
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Black Rhino
Female born 5 Aug 1996 'Elba'
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File AvailableTomasova, K. 1997 Dvur Kralove - Czech Republic. EAZA News 1997 October-December: 16
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Black Rhino
Birth of female on 20 Aug 1997, mother-reared.
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File AvailableSchmidt, C.R. 1997 Black rhinoceros born in Frankfurt. EAZA News 1997 April-June: 17
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Black Rhino
Birth of female on 18 Feb 1997.
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File AvailableAnonymous 1997 Serengeti Safari Park. International Zoo News 44 (1): 57
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White Rhino
Between 1978 and 1995, 17 white rhinos were born at Serengeti Safaripark, of whom 15 were reared succesfully. A 5-year old bull 'Kai' is being reintroduced to Etosha NP in Namibia.
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