 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine |
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White Rhino |
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During the summer months, white rhinoceros indulge in mud-wallowing or lying in muddy pools as a means of thermoregulation, but more especially for the purpose of coating the body with a layer of mud as a means of ridding themselves of ecto-parasites. Following mud-wallowing they will rub themselves on the trunks of trees or boulders which eventually, through continued use as rubbing posts, become debarked and polished. Mud-wallowing is infrequent during the winter months (Owen-Smith, 1973).
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