 | Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| The rhino lives alone or in pairs, sometimes a pair with a young. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| The rhino deposits the dung on very specific places near the paths and loosens these with the hind legs. No animal of the species will pass such a dung pile without depositing dung or urinating. This habit is a way of communication for all passing rhinos. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Morphology - Horn
African Rhino Species
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| It seems that rhino sometimes hed their horns. In any case local people sometimes bring horns for sale which also show signs of lying in the sun for a long time, and which they say to have found in the bush. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| It likes to wallow in muddy places, lying on its side like a pig. One finds these wallows everywhere in rhino country. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| Solitary rhinos wander far afield. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Ecology - Interspecific Relations
Black Rhino
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| In June I found a 2-3 months old calf killed by hyenas. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Ecology - Interspecific Relations
Black Rhino
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| Oxpeckers sit on his back or in a nearby tree and warn against danger. Its cry and flight warn the rhino of danger nearby. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| At night it walks to drink in the rivers or large pans in the Omuramben. Deep paths lead to the individual drinking places and from there back into the thornbush, where the rhino has many sleeping places. Many paths lead to these resting places, which are often found under a large shadowy tree.... |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Behaviour - Senses
Black Rhino
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| The sight is very poor, the rhino cannot see clearly a person at 50 m distance in open ground. |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Namibia. Remarkable is how lean these rhinos are. The individual ribs can easily be seen. |
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Notes for: Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
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