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WHITE RHINOS IN CAPTIVITY

WHITE RHINOS IN CAPTIVITY 1834-1959. WHITE RHINOS IN CAPTIVITY by RichardJ . Reynolds W h t e Rhinoceros, the largest of all the species, was not exhibited u d n 1946, and, including the first, there have only been thirteen examples brought into captivity, all of which are still living. THE N A T I O N A L ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS O F S O U T H AFRICA, PRETORIA, S . AFRICA 29th July 1946 - S d on Exhibit. Found in the Umfolosi Game Reserve, Zululand, on 24th July 1946 when not one day old. This was the first White Rhino ever exhibited in captivity. 2. M. 16thJanuary 1949 - Still on Exhibit. 3. F. 23rd August 1952 - Still on Exhibit. The latter pair were both presented to the ZOO by the Natal Parks Game and Fish Preservation Board. These three examples are the only southern white rhinos in captivity. All the others are examples of the northern race. (Bigatke, R., ‘Pretoria Has a Baby White Rhinoceros’, Animal Kingdom, Vol. 50, No. 2, 3rd April 1947; Bigalke, R., Pretoria, 3rd September 1958.) I. P. CARR HARTLEY, WILD ANIMAL DEALER, R U M U R U T I , K http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

WHITE RHINOS IN CAPTIVITY

Reynolds, Richard J.
International Zoo Yearbook , Volume 2 (1) – Jan 1, 1961
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Copyright © 1961 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
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10.1111/j.1748-1090.1960.tb02710.x
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1834-1959. WHITE RHINOS IN CAPTIVITY by RichardJ . Reynolds W h t e Rhinoceros, the largest of all the species, was not exhibited u d n 1946, and, including the first, there have only been thirteen examples brought into captivity, all of which are still living. THE N A T I O N A L ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS O F S O U T H AFRICA, PRETORIA, S . AFRICA 29th July 1946 - S d on Exhibit. Found in the Umfolosi Game Reserve, Zululand, on 24th July 1946 when not one day old. This was the first White Rhino ever exhibited in captivity. 2. M. 16thJanuary 1949 - Still on Exhibit. 3. F. 23rd August 1952 - Still on Exhibit. The latter pair were both presented to the ZOO by the Natal Parks Game and Fish Preservation Board. These three examples are the only southern white rhinos in captivity. All the others are examples of the northern race. (Bigatke, R., ‘Pretoria Has a Baby White Rhinoceros’, Animal Kingdom, Vol. 50, No. 2, 3rd April 1947; Bigalke, R., Pretoria, 3rd September 1958.) I. P. CARR HARTLEY, WILD ANIMAL DEALER, R U M U R U T I , K

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