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Thomas, H.L. 1801. An anatomical description of a male rhinoceros. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 91 (1): 145-152, pl. 10.

An anatomical description of a male rhinoceros

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Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Pidcock, London . He was fed upon hay and oats, also potatoes, and other fresh vegetables.

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Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Pidcock Menagerie. The horn, which is affixed to the upper lip of the adult rhinoceros, was here just beginning to sprout.

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Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Rhinoceros unicornis. The lungs everywhere adhered to the inside of the thorax, and where in a high state of inflammation which latter circumstance was probably the cause of the animal's death.

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Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Pidcock Menagerie. The horn, which is affixed to the upper lip of the adult rhinoceros, was here just beginning to sprout.

Note
Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

The spleen and pancreas were very similar to those of the ox.

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Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Rhinoceros unicornis. The gall bladder was wanting.

Note
Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

The spleen and pancreas were very similar to those of the ox.

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Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

The stomach with the whole of the alimentary canal, was, in external appearance, very similar to that of the horse, only that the caecum was considerably larger. The stomach, upon its inside, was in every part covered by a secreting surface.

Note
Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

The stomach with the whole of the alimentary canal, was, in external appearance, very similar to that of the horse, only that the caecum was considerably larger.

Note
Location Captive Subject Ecology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Pidcock, London . He was fed upon hay and oats, also potatoes, and other fresh vegetables.

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