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Stanton 1939 Kamata adult black rhino

1939 Stanton Capture Africa 01 Kamata

Black rhino. Kamata, probably the first adult rhinoceros ever captured and held in captivity in Africa.

Hubert Reginald Stanton (1898-1976). Trapping business near Rumuruti, later sold to Carr Hartley.

Stanton, H.R. 1939. The only adult rhinoceroses captured in Africa: pachyderms who liked being petted and stroked. Illustrated London News 1939 February 4: 163, figs. 1-5.

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