Neupane, B.; Jamaludin, J.; Gautam, A.P.; Schmidt-Vogt, D.; Hogarth, N.J. 2025. Balancing act: navigating increasing human-wildlife conflict amidst megafauna recovery in the tropical lowlands of Nepal. Scientific Reports.
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Green, S.; Thongthum, T.; Pietrucci, D.; Chabuka, L.; Villiers. S. de; Freese, L.; Bassett, M.; et al. 2026. Dietary ecology structures gut microbiome assembly in sympatric wild mammals from Kruger National Park, South Africa. Animal Microbiome 2026: 1-21. doi.org/10.1186/s42523-026-00630-0
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Pandey, N.; Arya, S. 2026. Behavioral patterns of pregnant and non-pregnant Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Journal of Cyber Security 8 (7): 1-13. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21154625
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Kinney, M.E.; Heiar, R.; Heiar, D.; Rodriguez, P.; Peel, M.J. 2026. Hoof lacing in zoo ungulates—indications, technical descriptions, and outcomes in a giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus ), African Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), and greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (4): 671-678. doi.org/10.1638/2026-0027
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Niguissie, F.; Benninger, B. 2026. Reassessing the stifle joint stabilization system in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Annals of Anatomy 267 Supplement: 71. doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2026.153015
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Kovalchuk, O.; Borrani, A.; Mackiewicz, P.; Barkaszi, Z.; Capalbo, C.; Davydenko, S.; Dubikovska, A.; Ratajczak-Skrzatek, U.; Sinitsa, M.; Stefaniak, K.; Krajcarz, M.T.; Mazza, P. 2026. Scythicorhinus vekuai gen. nov. et comb. nov. (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the Pliocene of Georgia and its implications for the early evolution of Coelodonta and Stephanorhinus. Scientific Reports 16 (21401): 1-20. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-57113-0
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Belles, X. 2026. The rhinoceroses of Durer and Burgkmair: two different visions of the same animal. Animal History 2026: 1-21. doi.org/10.1525/ah.2026.2890921
Uzunidis, A.; Pandolfi, L.; Brugal, J.P. 2026. Stephanorhinus hemitoechus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the cave site of Mas des Caves (Lunel‑Viel, SE France, MIS7): demography and ecology of a paleontological cohort. PalZ (Paläontologische Zeitschrift) 2026: 1-19. doi.org/10.1007/s12542-026-00784-x
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Stein, R.M.; Shrader, A.M. 2026. The effects of intra- and inter-specific competition on the population dynamics of black rhinos (Diceros bicornis). Biological Conservation 323 (112114): 1-9. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.112114
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Sanisidro, Ó; Gutiérrez-Marco, J.C. 2026. A Miocene Rhinocerotidae from El Bierzo Basin (León Province, northwestern Spain). Geologica Acta 24 (20): 1-17. doi.org/10.1344/GeologicaActa2026.24.20
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Naura, T.; Margaret, M. 2026. Situational crime prevention pada perburuan liar badak jawa di Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon. QOSIM: Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial & Humaniora 4 (3): 2192-2208. doi.org/10.61104/jq.v4i3.9922
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Adhikari, R.B.; Dhakal, M.A.; Ghimire, T.R. 2026. A coprological investigation of endoparasites in one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros nicornis) outside the Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Veterinary Medicine International 2026 (8885152): 1-11. doi.org/10.1155/vmi/8885152
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Eberhardt, C.; Leith, M.; Buss, P.; Hewlett, J. 2026. Electrocardiography in conscious white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum): feasibility of acquisition using a mobile telemetric device and description of the normal electrocardiogram. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 57 (3): 445-451. doi.org/10.1638/2025-0103
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Goswami, Roopak 2026. World Rhino Day: When rhinos once roamed Meghalaya’s foothills [From Rookmaaker, The Rhinoceros of South Asia]. Hub Network 22 September 2026: https://hubnetwork.in/world-rhino-day-when-rhinos-once-roamed-meghalayas-foothills/.
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