Mounted hide. Sex: Male. Collected by: Philadelphia Zoo, 1901. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, USA.
Mounted hide. Sex: Male. Collected by: Philadelphia Zoo, 1901. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, USA.
In 1875, 'Pete', the massive male Indian rhinoceros was purchased from Barnum's Circus. Old Pete became a Philadelphia landmark and not only in life, because after his death in 1901, he was mounted and placed on exhibit at the Academy of Naural Sciences.
In 1875, 'Pete', the massive male Indian rhinoceros was purchased from Barnum's Circus. Old Pete became a Philadelphia landmark and not only in life, because after his death in 1901, he was mounted and placed on exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences.