 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Morphology |
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White Rhino |
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They have a barrel shaped body and short, thick-set limbs. The limbs have three digits, each armed with broad, stout nails, which mark clearly in the spoor. The front feet are slightly larger than the hind. However, there is a less marked difference between them than in the black rhinoceros. The cushioned pads on the soles of the feet have a hard surface with a mosaic of irregular cracks and, characteristically, have a distinct indentation on their rear edges, which marks in the spoor, and distinguishes the spoor from that of the black rhinoceros in which the indentation is absent.
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