Cornelius the First was a Canadian black rhinoceros from the Granby Zoo in Granby, Quebec, who was the nominal leader of the satirical Rhinoceros Party of Canada from 1965 to 1993. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Black Rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis) also colloquially Black Rhino, is a species of Rhinoceros, native to the eastern and central areas of Africa The Granby Zoo ( Le Zoo de Granby) is a Zoo in Granby, Quebec and is one of Quebec's major tourist attractions Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Policies and politics Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The party attracted a considerable number of votes in Canadian elections, sometimes even coming in second place in some ridings, but never elected a candidate to the Canadian House of Commons. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and
The Granby Zoo eventually traded Cornelius to the San Diego Zoo in exchange for a giraffe. The San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California is one of the largest most progressive Zoos in the world with over 4000 animals The giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African Even-toed ungulate Mammal, the tallest of all land-living Animal Species [1] The San Diego Zoo loaned him to the Caldwell Zoo where he fathered an offspring on January 6, 2003. The Caldwell Zoo is a Zoo located in the city of Tyler Texas featuring Animals from all over the world Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [2]
The name "Cornelius" is a French-language pun, as the French word for "horn" is corne. A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical
References
- ^ Ingrid Peritz. "After years of near-extinction, the whacky Rhino party is back", The Globe and Mail, August 8, 2007. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "Black Rhino Born at Caldwell Zoo" (April 2003). Significant Efforts in Conservation. Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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