 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Records |
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Black Rhino |
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The last black rhinoceros was shot in the Cape Province at Graaff Reinet in 1880. The horns of this individual are now in the collection of the Reinet House Museum, Graaff Reinet. It was shot in the parsonage garden by James Murray on the instructions of his brother, the Rev. Charles Murray, as it was eating his vegetables.
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