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Ruggeri, E.; Prunier, J.; Sirard, M.A.; Klohonatz, K.; Durrant, B.S. 2026. Manual curation for improved genome annotation of the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). PlosOne 21(1): e0340594: 1-6. doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0340594

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Goodchild, O.A.; Rosen, S.N.; Mennecart, B.; Jin Meng; Tissier, J. 2026. The petrosal and bony labyrinth of extinct horses (Perissodactyla, Equidae) and their implications for perissodactyl evolution. PeerJ 14:e20484: 1-34. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20484

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Mongkolphan, C.; Buamas, S.; Tangsudjal, S. 2026. Molecular characterization of tick-borne piroplasms in captive megaherbivores in Thailand. Parasitology Research 125 (2): 1-9.

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Ferawati, N.M.; Widiawati, A.E.; Pahlawan, D.S.; Mustikawati, G. 2025. Dystocia management and intensive neonatal care in a Sumatran rhinoceros at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary. Journal of Wildlife and Conservation Medicine 1 (2): 28-31. doi.org/10.29244/jwcm.1.2.28

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Bigalke, R.C.; Bateman, J.A. 1962. On the status and distribution of ungulate mammals in the Cape province, South Africa. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 2: 85-109.

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Srivastav, A.; Nigam, P.; Sangmo Lama, N. 2016. National Studbook of One Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun and Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi Third Edition. 1-65.

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Deane, N.N.; Feely, J.M. 1974. The development of a South African game ranch. In: Geist, V.; Walther, F., The behaviour of ungulates and its relation to management. Morges, IUCN (Publications New series no. 24). vol. 2, pp. 882-88, 6 tables.

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Holub, E. 1890. Von der Capstadt ins Land der Maschukulumbe. Reisen im südlichen Afrika in den Jahren 1883-1887, vol. 2. Wien, Alfred Holder.

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India Government 1957. India’s Wild Life. Delhi, Publications Division, United Press. pp. 1-41, ii-xxii, 23 figures.

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Weigl, R. 2015. Longevity of mammals in captivity: from the living collections of the world. Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart (Kleine Senckenberg-Reihe 48).

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Hengeler, A. 1895. Ein Thier-Ball. Fliegende Blätter, Munchen 102 (2595): 151, 1 fig..

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Hempel, E.; Bibi, F.; Faith, J.T.; Brink, J.S.; Kalthoff, D.C.; Kamminga, P.; et al. 2011. Identifying the true number of specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus). Nature Scientific Reports 11, 2100: 1-14. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80142-2

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Guggisberg, C.A.W. 1963. The Wilderness is Free. London, Bailey Bros. and Swinfen. pp. 1-158.

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Wallace, A.R.; Veth, P.J. 1870. Insulinde: het land van den orang-oetan en den paradijsvogel. Uit het Engelsch vertaald en van aanteekeningen voorzien door Prof. P.J. Veth, vol. 1. Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen. pp. i-xxiv, 1-528.

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Bosnak, J.E.; Honings, R. 2023. Roaring tigers, grunting buffalo, and slithering snakes along the javanese road: a comparative examination of Dutch and Indonesian travel writing. In: Honings, R.; Op de Beek, E., Animals in Dutch Travel writing, 1800-present. Leiden. pp. 29-77.

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Radermacher, J.C.M. 1856. Hoe ‘t er vroeger in de Bataviasche bovenlanden en de Preanger regentschappen uitzag. Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 18 (2): 161-176.

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India Department of Tourism; Gee, E.P. 1961. Wild Life Sanctuaries in India. Director Publications Division Delhi-6, Job Press Private Limited Kanpur. pp. 1-96, 31 figures, 16 tables, 1 map.

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Natal Parks Board; Natal Game and Fisheries Board; Harthoorn, A.M. 1961. Rhinos take a ride (to Kruger National Park). South African Scope 4 (9) Nov-Dec): 14, 1 figure.

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Natal Parks Board 1959. Natal’s new White rhino Sanctuary (opens). South African Scope 2 (1) January: 12.

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Natal Parks Board 1967. Ceratotherium simum simum – the White or square-lipped rhinoceros. South African Scope August: 8-9, 8 figures.

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South African Tourist Corporation; South African Information Service 1966. Films on South Africa – To catch a Rhino. South African Scope March: 6-7, 1 figure.

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Pisani, Vittorio 1925. Atkin attacked by a rhinoceros in Kenya. Tribuna Illustrata 1925 October 4: cover (illustration only).

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Rookmaaker, L.C. 2020. Appendix. Publications by Kees Rookmaaker (b.1953 Amsterdam) = Leendert Cornelis Rookmaaker. In: Twenty years of literature on the rhinoceros 2000-2019. RRC (Publications by Kees Rookmaaker). pp. 333-346.

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Rookmaaker, L.C. 2020. Twenty years of literature on the rhinoceros 2000-2019. Extracted from the Rhino Resource Center (RRC). Rhino Resource Center (Literature 2000 to 2019). pp. 1-346 [unpublished].

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Rookmaaker, L.C. 1998. Chapter 9. References (on rhinoceros in captivity). In: Rookmaaker, L.C., The rhinoceros in captivity: a list of 2439 rhinoceroses kept from Roman times to 1994. The Hague. pp. 375-389.

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