 | Berentsen, A. 2001 Matusadona Rhino Project: a step towards a brighter future. Zimbabwe Wildlife 104, 2001 April-June: 13, figs. 1-3 |
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Black Rhino
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| Zimbabwe, Matusadona NP. Frequently browsed species include Combretum zeyheri, Combretum apiculatum, Holmskioldia tettensis, and numerous others. |
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| Berentsen, A. 2001 Matusadona Rhino Project: a step towards a brighter future. Zimbabwe Wildlife 104, 2001 April-June: 13, figs. 1-3 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
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Black Rhino
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| Zimbabwe, Matusadona NP. Frequently browsed species include Combretum zeyheri, Combretum apiculatum, Holmskioldia tettensis, and numerous others. |
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| Goode, R.; Lautenbach, G. 2001 White rhinos growing up. CCA Ecological Journal 3: 91 |
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White Rhino
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| A two-month old white rhino was seen tasting the fresh dung of its mother and then investigating a patch of urine upon which it flared its lip in 'flehmen' fashion. |
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| Pham Nhat; Nguyen Xuan Dang; Polet, G. 2001 Field guide to the key mammal species of Cat Tien National Park. Hanoi, WWF Cat Tien National Park Conservation Project and Fauna and Flora International - Indochina Programme., pp. 1-145 |
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Javan Rhino
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| Diet consists of shoots, twigs, young foliage, and fruits of numerous species. It depends on salt licks for essential minerals. |
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| Anonymous 2001 White Oak browsing rhino diet. Karatasi (White Oak) Fall 2001: 4 |
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All Rhino Species
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| Ward, A.M.; Hunt, A. 2001 Summary of iron and iron binding secondary plant compound levels in diets offered captive Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in 3 zoos and 1 ranch In Texas. Proceedings of the Conference of the Nutrition Advisory Group (NAG) of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) no.4: 173-186 |
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| Hemosiderosis is commonly noted in captive black rhinoceros but not free-ranging animals. Animals held in a ranch setting, offered a diet containing at least 46% browse on a dry matter basis, do not experience the same health problems as animals in zoos. It is known that plants contain polyphenol... |
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| Nyangwara, K.; Sigei, J.; Masibo, J. 2000 Notes on a solitary black rhino. CCA Ecological Journal 2: 53 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| Kenya, Maasai Mara. The rhino's diet includes Solanum, Capparis, Acacia and Eleaodendrum but surprisingly, the animal has not been seen to feed on the abundant Croton. |
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| Mkenda, E.; Butchart, D. 2000 Notes on the status of black rhino in the Ngorongoro Crater. CCA Ecological Journal 2: 68-69 |
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Black Rhino
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| Tanzania, Ngorongoro. It has proved difficult to determine the precise diet of the rhinos as they often feed in long grass, where their food plants (herbs and saplings) are obscured from view. A detailed study in the 1960s showed that various species of legume (e.g. Indigofera) make up the bul... |
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| Muya, S.M.; Oguge, N.O. 2000 Effects of browse availibility and quality on black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli Groves 1967) diet in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 38 (1): 62-71, figs. 1-2, tables 1-3 |
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Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis - Kenya, Nairobi NP. Effects of browse availibility and quality on black rhino diet
Introduction
Ecological and chemical factors that influence diet selection by herbivores are important for development of conrvation programmes such as breeding, translocation id introduct... |
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| Muya, S.M.; Oguge, N.O. 2000 Effects of browse availibility and quality on black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli Groves 1967) diet in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 38 (1): 62-71, figs. 1-2, tables 1-3 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis - Kenya, Nairobi NP. Effects of browse availibility and quality on black rhino diet
Introduction
Ecological and chemical factors that influence diet selection by herbivores are important for development of conrvation programmes such as breeding, translocation id introduct... |
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