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Are rhinos aggressive?
Despite their fearsome reputation and ability to charge at 50 kilometres per hour, rhinos are not naturally aggressive animals. They're more accurately described as defensive, preferring to be left alone to graze peacefully.
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The Rhino Image Library
The Rhino Image Library provides 7574 rhino related images.
The Rhino Document Library
The Rhino Document Library contains a total of 30085 references.
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Schultze, A. 1909. Schutz dem Grosswilde in Kamerun. Deutsche Kolonialzeitung 23 October 1909: 729-730.
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Heye, A. 1951. Meine Bruder im stillen Busch: Erlebnisse mit Tieren. Ruschlikon-Zurich, Albert Muller.
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Kuspit, D. 2015. Daydreams and symbols: Julio Larraz’s paintings. In: Julio Larraz. New York. pp. 1-13.
Antonelli, G. 1855. Storia naturale illustrata del regno animale: tratta dalle opere dei più distinti e moderni naturalisti italiani e stranieri, vol. 1 fasc. 1. Venezia, Giuseppi Antonelli.
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Hegh, E. 1934. Les reserves de faune du Zoulouland – Domaine de quelques rares espèces animales. Bulletin Agricole du Congo Belge 25 (3): 463-465.
Fraschetti, D.; Gippoliti, S. 2025. Theodor Knottnerus-Meyer, ein vergessener Zoobiologe. Bulette: Mitteilungen aus der Tiergartenbiologie 14: 151-159.
Brandt, B.; Ibler, B. 2025. Aus dem Dunkel der Geschichte. Teil 2: Assistenten, Volontäre und kaufmännische Führungskräfte des Zoologischen Gartens Berlin 1844-1945 und seines Aquariums sowie Mitarbeiter des Zoologischen Museums mit Zoo-Bezug. Bulette: Mitteilungen aus der Tiergartenbiologie 14: 105-150.
Langmeyer, S. 2025. Wo ein Nashorn eine Rolle beim Film bekam – Notizen zu den Panzernashörnern im Tierpark Hagenbeck in Hamburg-Stellingen. Bulette: Mitteilungen aus der Tiergartenbiologie 14: 85-104.
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Guertler, W.D. 2025. Wer war das – oder: von wem hat dieses Viech seinen Namen? Teil IX. Bulette: Mitteilungen aus der Tiergartenbiologie 14: 23-37.
Vande Weghe, J.P. 1998. Les introductions et réintroductions d’espèces au Parc National de l’Akagera, Rwanda. Cahiers d'Ethologie Appliquée 18 (2): 255-260.
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Ruwet, J.C. 1991. Présence du passé : les carnets de chasse de Georges Lebrun au Congo belge (1912-1920). Cahiers d'Ethologie Appliquée 11 (3): 375-378.
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Pollok, F.T. 1911. Rhinoceros – India. In: Suffolk, H.C.H. 1911. The encyclopaedia of sport and games. New and enlarged edition. London, W. Heinemann. vol. 4, pp. 24-25.
Swayne, H.G.C. 1912. Rhinoceros – Somaliland. In: Suffolk, H.C.H. 1912. The encyclopaedia of sport. London, The Sportsman Edition: vol. 4, pp. 22-24.
Rhino collections
East Asian and West African Rhinos.
Rhino Depictions In Contemporary Modern Art.
Old World Neogene and Quaternary rhino-bearing localities.
Clara the Rhinoceros tells the marvellous story of the most famous rhinoceros in history.
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