Flower, W.H., 1889. Exhibition of the face of a male African rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889 November 19: 448-449, fig. 1
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania |
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Morphology - Horn |
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Black Rhino |
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It is composed of the same fibrous structure as the normal horns, but of a coarser character, and showing a tendency to split up into columnar masses, as well as to fray off at the sides. Its surface also shows many irregular transverse linear depressions. The apex is broad, obtuse, and fissured, and has been subjected to a certain amount of attrition. A fissure extending almost to the base separates a distinct columnar piece from the anterior and left corner of the principal mass. Although its general structure is obviously that of true horn, it appears to bear the same relation to those in front of it that a nail growing from a diseased or injured matrix does to a normal healthy nail.
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Exhibition of the face of a male African rhinoceros
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