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Schouteden, H., 1911. Le rhinoceros blanc. Revue Zoologique Africaine 1: 118-124, pl. 6, fig. 1

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Location: World
Subject: Taxonomy - Taxa
Species: African Rhino Species


Original text on this topic:
These are the main differences between the white and black rhinoceros.
A. Morphological characteristics
1. The muzzle is truncated, squarely cut in the white rhino, and the upper lip does not extend in the middle. In the black rhino, the muzzle is more advanced to the front and the upper lip in the middle has a prehensile end.
2. The nostril of the white rhino is formed like a [photocopy absent]

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