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Location
Europe
Subject
Captivity
Species
White Rhino (simum)
Lyster, M.; Zoological Society of London 1974. First White rhinoceros born in Europe at Whipsnade Zoo (January 1973). International Zoo Yearbook 14: plate 22.
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