Thomas, H.L., 1801. An anatomical description of a male rhinoceros. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 91 (1): 145-152, pl. 10
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Captive - Europe |
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Morphology |
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Indian Rhino |
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Pidcock Menagerie. The skin, it is well known, is extremely hard and tuberculated, though smoother, and easily cut through by a common knife, on the underparts of the body: a considerable degree of sliding motion was observable between it and the surface underneath; this arose from the great quantity of loose cellular membrane, deposited between them, for the purpose of allowing the hard skin a power of accommodating itself to the body, when in a recumbent position. I could not observe any fibres corresponding to the panniculus carnosus, generally found in quadrupeds. The abdominal muscles were exceedingly strong, and well maned, the tendinous fasciae were much thicker than I had ever observed in any other animal; obviously to give a sufficient support to the great weight of the viscera.
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An anatomical description of a male rhinoceros
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