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Jump to full article: British Medical Journal, 1997-12-20
Intro: Simon Chapman, public health academic, Australia
Rookmaaker LC. Captive rhinoceroses in Europe from 1500 until 1810. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 1973;43:39-63.
Not a book, but a masterpiece. Between 1500 and 1810, 10 rhinos were successfully brought to Europe for the edification of various courts. One was "fond of the smell of tobacco and now and then the ones who took care of it blew smoke into his nostrils and mouth."
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