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Elegy of a rhinoceros 1

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Illustration to the elegy for Sumatran Rhino Begum, which died in London Zoo on 31 August 1900. The elegy was written by Dum Dum, a pseudonym for John Kaye Kendall (1869-1952). However, the drawing shows an Indian rhinoceros.

From: Dum-Dum, 1915. Odd creatures: a selection. London, Constable, p.78

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