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THE interesting specimen of the skull of the white rhinoceros (R. simus) referred to by Prof. H. F. Osborn, of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in NATURE of June 8 (p. 127), was, thanks to the kindness of Mr. Graham, carefully examined by me before its sale. Its chief interest lay in the fact that the horns had never been detached, and consequently showed the true position of the nasal horn in this species; it was at right angles to the downward sloping surface of the nasal bones, thus bringing it into a most efficient position for attack.
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STEWART, C. History of a White Rhinoceros Skull. Nature 72, 175 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/072175d0
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