Note
Location
Captive
Subject
Captivity
Species
White Rhino (simum)
Zoo founded in 1872, enlarged and modernised in 1988 to 24 acres. It has one female [white] rhino.
Anonymous 1999. Lahore zoo, Pakistan. Zoos Print 14 (9): 22-23.
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