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Heyworth, M.F. 2007. Cincinnati's rhino breeders bring home the bacon. Nature 447 (7147), 21 June: 909.

Cincinnati's rhino breeders bring home the bacon

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Sir, Recent welcome successes in Sumatran rhino breeding at the zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio prompt the idea that Cincinnati's existing colloquial name 'Porkopolis' (reflecting the city's historic importance in the pig trade) could be replaced by 'Rhinopolis'.

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