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Black rhino and Thomas Baines

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Second photograph taken of a black rhino in the wild. James Chapman took this on 12 June 1862 near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The person sketching is Thomas Baines, famous for wildlife paintings. For the full story, refer Rookmaaker, L.C., 2006. The first photographs of a rhinoceros. Swara 29 (3): 54-55

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