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Sclater, P.L., 1874. Announcement of the arrival in the Society's menagerie of a Javan rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874 March 17: 182-183, pl. 2
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Captive - Europe |
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Captivity - Zoo Records |
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Indian Rhino |
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R. sondaicus received in London on 7 March 1874. This was believed to be the first example of this rhinoceros that had ever been brought alive to Europe, although Mr. Blyth (JASB p.152) had put forward atheory that one of the Indian Rhinoceroses exhibited in England some time since had belonged to this species.
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