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Schmidt, C.R. 1970. Ein Besuch im Zoologischen Garten von Ceylon, Dehiwala bei Colombo. Freunde des Kolner Zoo 12 (4): 115-124.

Ein Besuch im Zoologischen Garten von Ceylon, Dehiwala bei Colombo

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Location Captive Subject Captivity Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

A black rhino was born here on 4 Oct 1968. It still lives with the mother and the father lives in the next enclosure.

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