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The world's largest online rhinoceros library dedicated to assisting research and conservation efforts globally.

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Rhinos can run faster than you think

Despite weighing up to 2300 kilograms, rhinos can sprint at speeds of 50 kilometres per hour — faster than most humans can run even without carrying a tonne of body weight.

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The Rhino Document Library

The Rhino Document Library contains a total of 30135 references.

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Casanova, G.C.; Herni, G. 1856. Denkwürdigkeiten von Jakob Casanova von Seingalt: Von ihm selbst geschrieben. Edited by M. G. Herni, vol. 3. Hamburg, Institut für Literatur und Kunst.
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Huebschle, A. 2026. From Southern Africa to Southeast Asia: the role of Vietnamese criminal networks in the rhino horn trade. In: Hai Thanh Luong et al., Vietnamese organized crime in its international dimension. Abingdon, Routledge. pp. 1-12.
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2026. Sole record of a Sumatran Rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni in Sungei Ingei Conservation Forest, Brunei Darussalam. Malayan Nature Journal 78 (1): 1-9.  10.62613/mnj.26781.01
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Andriessen, P.J. 1876. De dierenwereld, in plaatjes en schetsjes. Tiel, H.C.A. Campagne.
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Knochenhauer, A. 1896. Stand der Dickhäuter an der afrikanischen Küste. A. Hugo’s Jagd-Zeitung 39 (17) 1 September 1896: 528-531.
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Duery, J. von 1893. Zwanzig Monate in Afrika. Mittheilungen des N.-ö. Jagdschutz-Vereines 1893 no. 9: 332-338 [rhino p. 338].
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Bach, A. 1886. Die Menagerie des Herrn A. Bach [in Vienna]. Armeeblatt, Wien 5 (16) 20 April 1886: 207.
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Klotz, P. 1881. Im zoologischen Garten, im Thiermuseum und in der Thierbude. Ein unterhaltender Führer für Jung und Alt zur Belauschung der Thierwelt in der Bildnis und in der gefangenschaft.2nd edition. Leipzig und Berlin, Otto Spamer.
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El Hurgador 2014. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 055 (LV): Patrick Schumacher. Internet Blog. pp. 1-19.
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El Hurgador 2014. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 054 (LIV): Tony Fredriksson, Xavier Cortada, Christiane Klatt, Antonio Guerrero, Adeusi, Lewis, Mbuka, Mtenko, Omari Amonde, Sophie Standing. Internet Blog. pp. 1-22.
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El Hurgador 2014. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 056 (LVI): Sarah Soward, Lindsey Erin Anderson, Anne E. Shoemaker-Magdaleno, Caroline Selvey, Hue Tunan, Juan Jose Sabogal, WWF. Internet Blog. pp. 1-22.
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El Hurgador 2014. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 057 (LVII): Adonna Khare, Pedro Peralta, Wang Ruilin, Eduard Wolf-Harnier, Pierre Mathieu, David Gulden. Internet Blog. pp. 1-27.
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El Hurgador 2014. El Hurgador [Arte en la Red] blog 058 (LVIII): Alessandro Barbaro, Licio Zanetti, Julius Rappoport, Angela Pileggi (Meadowknight), David Webb, Willie Tsang. Internet Blog. pp. 1-22.
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Rhino collections
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Carino Database

East Asian and West African Rhinos.
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Galleria of Emilio Gargioni

Rhino Depictions In Contemporary Modern Art.
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Geraads Fossil Rhino Database

Old World Neogene and Quaternary rhino-bearing localities.
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History of Clara

Clara the Rhinoceros tells the marvellous story of the most famous rhinoceros in history.
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RRC Newsletters

All newsletters from the start in 2005 were edited and composed by Dr. Kees Rookmaaker, Editor of the Rhino Resource Center.
Announcements
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Our new website is now online

The Rhino Resource Centre has unveiled its completely redesigned website.
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The Rhinoceros of South Asia – DISCOUNT

A book by Kees Rookmaaker with chapters by Joachim K. Bautze and Kelly Enright.

Rhinos are ecological engineers

By creating paths, wallows, and dispersing seeds through their dung, rhinos shape entire ecosystems. A single white rhino can produce 20 kilograms of dung daily, fertilising the landscape and spreading plant seeds.

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