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Reference Base  Early depictions of the first Lisbon rhinoceros in the 16... |
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| The first post-Roman rhinoceros to be seen alive in Europe reached the harbour of Lisbon, Portugal on 20 May 1515. After a fight with an elephant staged on 3 June 1515, King Dom Manuel I ‘the Fortunate’ decided to gift it to Pope Leo X in Rome. The animal drowned when the ship perished in a s... |
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