The Rhino Document Library

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Hamad, M.H.; Junsiri, W.; Sumpanpae, T.; Narapakdeesakul, D.; Taweethavonsawat, P. 2025. Metabarcoding characterization of gastrointestinal strongyle nematodes in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) in a private zoo, Thailand. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 134: 1-6. doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2025.105817

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Paterson, R.S.; Mackie, M.; Capobianco, A.; (and many others) 2025. Phylogenetically informative proteins from an Early Miocene rhinocerotid. Nature 643: 719–724. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09231-4

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Varte, N.R.; Bhattacharyya, K.; Saikia, N. 2025. Advancing environmental monitoring: YOLO algorithm for real- time detection of greater one-horned rhinos. International Journal of Environmental Sciences 11 (11s): 995-1007. doi.org/10.64252/hg0c1n40

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Xue Li; Shuyu Zuo; Ming Li; Lei Su 2025. Novel gut bacteria species Paenibacillus ilasis with phosphorus degrading and soluble starch hydrolysis abilities isolated from fresh feces of rhinoceros. Scientific Reports (Nature) 15, 21750: 1-15. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06760-w

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Berghuis, H.W.K.; Bergh, G. van den; Kolfschoten, T. van; Wibowo, U.P.; Kurniawan, Y.; Adhityatama, S.; Sutisna, I.; Verheyen, I.; Pop, E.; Veldkamp, A.; Joordens, J.C.A. 2025. First vertebrate faunal record from submerged Sundaland: The late Middle Pleistocene, hominin-bearing fauna of the Madura Strait. Quaternary Environments and Humans 3 (2): 1-48. doi.org/10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100047

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Manqana, M.M.; Wessels, L.; Grobler, J.P.; Ehlers, K. 2025. Exploring the techniques and challenges for recovering human touch DNA from white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) to combat poaching. Forensic Science International 369 (112417): 1-6. doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2025.112417

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Mitchell, J.K.; Matthee, S.; Ndhlovu, A.; Miller, M.; Buss, P.; Matthee, C.A. 2025. The microbiome and Coxiella diversity found in Amblyomma hebraeum and Dermacentor rhinocerinus ticks sampled from white rhinoceros. Microbial Ecology 88:48: 1-13. doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02549-6

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Wang Gaojianyong; Korody, M.L.; Braend, B.; Hernandez-Toro, C.J.; Rohrandt, C.; Hong, K.; Chun Pan, A.W.; Lee, J.; Migliorelli, G.; Stanke, M.; Ford, S.M.; Pollmann, I.; Houck, M.L.; Lewin, H.A.; Lear, T.L.; Ryder, O.A.; Meissner, A.; Loring, J.F.; Mueller, F.J. 2025. Genomic map of the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). PNAS 122 (20) e2401207122: 1-9. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401207122

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Smuts, M.P.; Bruin, P.R. de; Fosgate, G.T.; Vorster, L.; Rey, M. de la; Lichtenberg, C.; Young, C.; Durrant, B.S.; Meyer, L.C.R.; Holm, D.E. 2025. Factors affecting in vitro oocyte maturation in Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 96: 39-48. doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.684

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Heniff, A.C.; Lynch, A.M.; Ruterbories, L.K.; Minter, L.J.; Georoff, T.A.; Balko, J.A. 2025. Investigation of a point-of-care viscoelastic coagulation monitor and its comparison to thromboelastography in 9 female southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). American Journal of Veterinary Research 86 (6): 1-9. doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.24.10.0322

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Fraser, D.; Gilbert, M.; Rybczynski, N.; Dawson, M.R. 2025. Post-Eocene rhinocerotid dispersal via the North Atlantic. Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology 13 (Canadian Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology 2025 Abstracts): 21.

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Muntifering, J.R.; Beytell, P.; Dax, L.; Karutjaiva, L.; Malherbe, A.; Naomab, C.; Shivute, B.A.; Uri-Khob, S.; Knight, A.T. 2025. Pathways to more inclusive and effective black rhino conservation: Insights from a decade of design and delivery in NW Namibia. Conservation Science and Practice 2025;e70048: 1-16. doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70048

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Boesch, J.M.; Gleed, R.D.; Buss, P.; Tordiffe, A.S.W.; Zeiler, G.E.; Viljoen, F.P.; Harvey, B.H.; Parry, S.A.; Miller, M.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2025. Etorphine induces pathophysiology in immobilized white rhinoceros through sympathomimesis that is attenuated by butorphanol. Conservation Physiology 13 (1): coaf009: 1-21. doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaf009

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Bhatt, R.; Joshi, K.P.; Karki, J.B.; Ayer, K.; Bhusal, A.; Miya, M.S.; Pant, G.; Thagunna, R.S.; Joshi, L.R.; Dhami, B. 2025. The rhinoceros relocation mystery: unraveling the determinants of habitat use and conservation threats of translocated population in Nepal. International Journal of Zoology 2025, Article ID 8884833: 1-14. doi.org/10.1155/ijz/8884833

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Ruggeri, E.; Klohonatz, K.; Sirard, M.A.; Durrant, B.S. 2024. Identification and preliminary analysis of granulosa cell biomarkers to predict oocyte in vitro maturation outcome in the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Animals 14: 3538: 1-15. doi.org/10.3390/ani14233538

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Maharjan, Babita; Jain, P.; Koju, N.P. 2025. Zoonotic risks and conservation challenges: Gastrointestinal parasites in wild mammals of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 26 (101041): 1-8. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101041

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Balfour, D.; Gaymer, J.; Lewis, C.; Mafumo, H.; Makoma, K.; Mgoola, W.; Reuben, M.; Shaw, J.; Uri-Khob, S.; Ferreira, S. 2025. African rhino conservation 2025–2035: A contemporary strategic framework. Gland, IUCN. pp. 1-56. portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2025-004-En.pdf

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Ward, C.T.; Crowley, B.E.; Secord, R. 2025. Enamel carbon, oxygen, and strontium isotopes reveal limited mobility in an extinct rhinoceros at Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska, USA. Nature Scientific Reports 15: 11651: 1-15. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94263-z

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Hughes, E.J.; King, T.; Lewis, T.R. 2025. Evaluating qualitative behavioral assessment and ethogram techniques for captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 28 (4): 673-688. doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2025.2481883

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Osthoff, G.; Hugo, A.; Nieuwoudt, P. 2025. Composition of white rhinoceros colostrum and changes during early lactation to mature milk. Zoo Biology 44 (5): 432-441.. doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21907

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Osthoff, G.; Schmidt, L.; Tordiffe, A.S.W.; Deacon, F. 2025. Non-targeted metabolomics by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; an interspecies comparison of milk between dromedary, giraffe and white rhinoceros with observations on blesbok. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 55 (101490): 1-10. doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2025.101490

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Devi, A.; Sharma, M.; Badola, R.; Hussain, S.A. 2024. Unveiling the mysteries of Asian herbivores resource partitioning in tropical wet-grassland ecosystem. Global Ecology and Conservation 54 (e03079): 1-14. doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03079

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Turvey, S.T.; Crees, J.J.; Zhipeng Li; Bielby, J.; Jin Yuan 2017. Long-term archives reveal shifting extinction selectivity in China’s postglacial mammal fauna. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 284: 1-10. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1979

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Pathan, S.A.; Tep, G. 2025. Identification of flood-prone areas in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. International Journal of River Basin Management 2025: 1-16. doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2025.2477161

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Italiya, J.; Straková. P.; Pavlacik, L.; Vahala, J.; Hyjanek, J.H.; Salat, J.; Ruzek, D.; Komárková, D.; Cerny, J. 2025. Wildlife sentinel: development of multispecies protein a-elisa for detection of sars-cov-2 antibodies in zoo animals as a proof of concept for wildlife surveillance. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 61 (2): 396-407. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-24-00028

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