1876. A guide to the People’s Park, Madras, with a description of the zoological collection contained therein. Madras, Higginbotham. pp. 1-33, with map.
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Save The Rhino International 2026. Zoo support for rhino conservation 2025-2026. London, SRI. pp. 1-14.
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Dam, G.Th. van 1952. Antwerp Zoo with the zoological rarities. International Zoo News 1952 October: 5.
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Pretoria Zoo 1952. Again white rhino arrived at the Pretoria Zoological Gardens. International Zoo News 1952 October: 3.
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Kurtz, J.; Messer, C. 2025. Clara, the triumphant rhinoceros. A true story. New York, Beach Lane Books. pp. 1-40.
Franquin, A. 1956. De horen van de neushoren. Een avontuur van Robbedoes en Kwabbernoot (no. 6). Paris, Dupuis. pp. 1-62.
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Perth Zoo 1951. Mr. Hallstrom gives rhino to the Perth Zoo. International Zoo News 1951 no. 10: 1, photo p. 7.
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Brinck, E.; Wijhe, J.M. van 1923. Amsterdam in het begin der 17e eeuw. Aanteekeningen van Ernst Brinck. Jaarboek van het Genootschap Amstelodanum 20: 25-33.
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Knorr von Rosenroth, C.; Breen, J.C. 1916. Aus dem Itinerarium des Christian Knorr von Rosenroth. Met eene inleiding en eene hollandsche vertaling van den latijnschen tekst. Jaarboek van het Genootschap Amstelodanum 14: 201-259.
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Codrea, V.; Popescu, A. 2026. A rediscovered discovery: a large Pleistocene rhinoceros from Malu Mare (Dolj County, Romania). North-western Journal of Zoology, Oradea, Romania 22 (1): 93-103. doi.org/10.61215/nwjz.2026.22.1.11
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Matjila, S.D. 2025. Rhinoceros as a symbol of admiration in Setswana indigenous poetry, stories and proverbs. Forum for Linguistic Studies 7 (2): 501-512. doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i2.7299
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Crookes, D.J. 2026. Trophy hunting or ecotourism? management strategies for white rhino on private land in South Africa. Environmental Modeling and Assessment 2026: 1-18. doi.org/10.1007/s10666-026-10144-3
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