 Reference Base  Preliminary notes on the mammals of the Namib Desert Park |
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Stuart, C.T., 1975. Preliminary notes on the mammals of the Namib Desert Park. Madoqua (2) 4: 5-68
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia |
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Distribution - Records |
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Black Rhino |
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Alexander (1838) records the animal on the Kuiseb River. The brothers Van Reenen and Pieter Pienaar explored and hunted in the Swakop River in 1791, or thereabouts, and came across large numbers of elephant and rhinoceros. Coetzee (1969) records B. de la Bat as having informed him of a well preserved rhinoceros horn that was excavated near Tinkas water-hole. This species used to occur naturally along the courses of the Kuiseb and Swakop rivers; it has since been re-introduced to the Kuiseb River.
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