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

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Rhino horns are not what they seem

Unlike elephant tusks or cattle horns, rhino horns are made entirely of keratin — the same protein found in human hair and fingernails. They're essentially compressed hair that grows continuously throughout the rhino's life.

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The Rhino Image Library

The Rhino Image Library provides 7464 rhino related images.

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The Rhino Document Library

The Rhino Document Library contains a total of 29844 references.

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Prilepskaya, N.E.; Belyaev, R.I. 2025. The longest rhinoceros horn has been found in the permafrost of Yakutia. A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences News release: 1-7, 2 figures.
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Hillman Smith, K. 1981. More land for White rhino in the S. Sudan. Africana 8 (1): 30.
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Martin, E.B. 1981. India’s rhino horn trade. Africana 8 (1): 31, 1 figure.
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Carpenter, Shelly 1978. One day old female Southern White rhino calf ‘Katie’ at Phoenix Zoo. Animal Keepers Forum 6 (12): front cover, 225.
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Kuschinski, L. 1979. Southern White rhino pair with keeper at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow, Scotland. Animal Keepers Forum 6 (9) : front cover, 161.
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Janssens, B.; Trouwborst, A. 2018. Rhinoceros conservation and international law: the role of wildlife treaties in averting megaherbivore extinction. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy 21 (2-3): 146-189.
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Ghosh, A. 2003. . Kaziranga, the great escape. Sanctuary Asia 23 (5): 24-25.
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Sahgal, B. 2002. Rhino relocation. Sanctuary Asia 22 (1): 65.
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Sahgal, B. 2002. Kenya: rhinos poached. Sanctuary Asia 22 (1): 63.
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Sahgal, B. 2001. Good news for the Javan rhino. Sanctuary Asia 21 (6): 63.
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Sahgal, B. 2000. Meet Billy Arjan Singh: Dudhwa’s tiger man. Sanctuary Asia 20 (5): 16-21.
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Talukdar, B.K. 2000. Orang: poaching threatens to eliminate rhino. Sanctuary Asia 20 (4): 81.
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Sahgal, B. 2000. Two-horned rhino in India? [Arunachal Pradesh]. Sanctuary Asia 20 (1): 65.
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Sahgal, B. 2000. Nepal: rhinos in trouble. Sanctuary Asia 20 (1): 63.
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Black Rhino

Black Rhino

Southern White Rhino

Southern White Rhino

Nile Rhino

Nile Rhino

Greater One-horned Rhino

Greater One-horned Rhino

Javan Rhino

Javan Rhino

Sumatran Rhino

Sumatran Rhino

Fossil Rhino

Fossil Rhino

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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The Rhinoceros of South Asia – DISCOUNT

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

Rhinos have complex social lives

Far from being solitary brutes, rhinos display surprising social intelligence. They communicate through an elaborate system of scent marks, vocalisations, and shared middens (dung piles) that serve as community message boards.

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