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Colombo Zoo 1957. Dehiwela – Ceylon. International Zoo News 4 (3): 76.

Dehiwela – Ceylon

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

On 21 March 1957 the King of Nepal visited Dehiwala Zoo. He presented a pair of the rare Indian Rhinoceros, which the King will be sending soon after he returns to his home country.

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