 Reference Base  Reise in Nordost-Afrika: Schilderungen aus dem Gebiete de... |
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Heuglin, T. von, 1877. Reise in Nordost-Afrika: Schilderungen aus dem Gebiete der Beni Amer und Habat, nebst zoologische Skizzen und einem Fuhrer fur Jagdreisenden. Braunschweig, Georg Westermann, vol. 2, pp. i-vii, 1-304
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia |
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Behaviour - Towards Man |
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Black Rhino |
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When the animal is encountered suddenly in the open, it sometimes will go towards the people with its head bent down and snorting, apparently from a combination of fear and anger. Once two of my hunters were attacked by three rhinos, which following each other ran towards them with enormous speed. The people had just enough time to jump into the thorn bushes.
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