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Kernan, M. et al., 1996. Around the mall and beyond - an adorable baby rhinoceros named Chitwan. Smithsonian 27 (9) December: 22-23, 3 figs.
Giannini, F. et al., 2019. Il Rinoceronte di Albrecht Dürer. Origine e fortuna del pachiderma più famoso della storia dell'arte [The Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros. The origin and fortune of the most famous pachyderm in the history of art] [in Italian]. Finestre sull'Arte. Arte antica e contemporanea (text and figures adapted from an online publication) 2019 October 17: 17 pp., 24 figs
Wey, F., 1872. Rome: description et souvenirs. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie
Firsch, V.M., 1757. Des westindianischen kleinen Albertus eines Pensylvaniers aus Philadelphia und der schönen Europäerin Adolphäa von Tanoy auf der Insel Martinique, merkwürdige Reisegeschichte : nebst denen sonderbarsten ... Nachrichten von dem Lande Jezzo und deren Hauptstadt Hallista / Aus dem portugiesischen und spanischen ins Deutsche übersetzt. Frankfurt und Leipzig
Test author, 2025. Test Sub-Reference
Versteege, L. et al., 2023. Rhinoceros. Tag Reports (EAZA, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) 2023: 43-44
Versteege, L. et al., 2022. Rhinoceros. Tag Reports (EAZA, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) 2022: 52-53
Robin des Bois, 2024. Notes on rhinoceros poaching. On the Trail (Information and analysis bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling) no.43: 24-27
Robin des Bois, 2024. Information sur braconnage des rhinoceros. A La Trace (Bulletin d’information et d’analyses sur le braconnage et la contrebande d’animaux) no.43: 24-27
Anonymous, 1751. Der verunglückte Rhinoceross-Führer. Verbesserter und neuer Volkommener Staats-Calender, genannt der Der hinkende Bott 1751: 28 + appendix
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