Payne, J.; Zainuddin, Z.Z. 2026. A conceptual framework for understanding rhinoceroses’ persistence and extinction in Borneo. Pachyderm 67. doi.org/10.69649/pachyderm.v67i.1374
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Nobody knows why the white rhino is called 'white'
The white rhino is grey. The popular story says its name is a corruption of the Dutch word wijd (wide), for its wide mouth. There is one problem: no historical source has ever been found that uses it.
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Hoeven, J. van der 1833. Handboek der dierkunde, of grondbeginsels der natuurlijke geschiedenis vam het dierenrijk, vol. 2: Weekdieren, Gewervelde dieren. Amsterdam, C.G. Sulpke.
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Zoological Society of Scotland 1983. Edinburgh Zoo reports Southern White rhino born in 1982. International Zoo News 30 (5): 33-41, 5 figures.
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Zoological Society of London 1986. Indian rhino born at Whipsnade Park, Bedfordshire, UK. International Zoo News 33 (5-6): 75-76, 1 figure.
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Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales; Jones, Richard 1985. Southern White rhino born at West Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia. International Zoo News 32 (3): 23-28, 3 figures.
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Münzel, S.C.; Starkovich, B.M.; Conard, N.J.; Wiedmann, J.; Wolf, S. 2026. Exploring Gravettian mammoth rib tool production in the Ach Valley (SW Germany) through experimental archaeology. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology 9 (35): 1-24. doi.org/10.1007/s41982-026-00272-3
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Balajapalli, S.; Kim, Y.; Saikia, P.K. 2026. Protecting the greater one-horned rhinoceros: the role of workforce capacity, legal enforcement, and patrolling in protected areas. Public Administration Research 15 (2): 119-130. doi.org/10.5539/par.v15n2p119
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Shoemaker, A.H.; Riverbanks Zoo and Garden 1977. Two years after opening the Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina. International Zoo News 24 (1): 22-27.
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Morgan-Davies, A.M. 1977. First Black rhino bred in captivity at Kyarimi Park Zoo, Maiduguri, Nigeria. International Zoo News 24 (1): 45.
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Fourvel, J.B.; Bailon, S.; Bruxelles, L.; Cohen, J.; Crégut-Bonnoure, E.; Desclaux, E,; Guiragossian, T.; et al. 2026. Deciphering hominin-carnivore alternations at Les Auzières (Méthamis, Vaucluse), a Middle Palaeolithic site in south-eastern France. Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary 39 (1): 1-18. doi.org/10.26382/AMQ.2026.03
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Sycheva, S.A. 2026. Detailing the stratigraphic scheme of the Upper Neopleistocene of the Central East European Plain and correlation with other loess regions of Eastern Europe. Presentation of the Aleksandrov quarry section as a stratotype. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 34 (5): 547-565. doi.org/10.1134/S0869593826700164
Walker, E.A.; Case, D.; Peterson, R.; Aldhouse-Green, S.; Eastham, A.; Faillace, K.; Ingrem, C.; et al. 2026. Hoyle’s Mouth, Tenby, Wales: Stephen Aldhouse-Green’s excavations 1986–1996. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 30 (2): 73-131.
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Peterson, R.; Case, D.; Walker, E.A.; Aldhouse-Green, S.; Coles, G.; Eastham, A.; Jones, J.R.; et al. 2026. Little Hoyle Cave, Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Stephen Aldhouse-Green’s excavations 1984–1990. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 30 (2): 133-204.
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Khatsenovich, A.M.; Klementiev, A.M.; Marchenko, D.V.; Bazargur, D.; Margad-Erdene, G.; Dalantai, S.; Gunchinsuren, B.; et al. 2026. Occupation of Tsagaan Agui Cave during Last Glacial Maximum. Vestnik NSU. Series: History and Philology 25 (7): 20-35. doi.org/10.25205/1818-7919-2026-25-7-20-35
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Rhinos lived in Europe until the end of the last Ice Age. In the Chauvet cave in southern France, painted around 36,000 years ago, woolly rhinos are among the most common animals on the walls.
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