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Anonymous 1877. Arrival of a rhinoceros at the Zoological Garden (Calcutta). Times of India 1877 April 12: 3.

Arrival of a rhinoceros at the Zoological Garden (Calcutta)

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

Times of India, 12 April 1877. The long and anxiously expected rhinoceros has at last arrived safely at the Zoological Gardens from Domraon. He appears none the worse for his long march, and looks very comfortable in his new abode.

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