 Reference Base  The square-lipped rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lyd... |
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Foster, J.B., 1967. The square-lipped rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lydekker)) in Uganda. East African Wildlife Journal 5: 167-171, fig. 1
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White Rhino |
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The square-lipped rhino is more frequently, though misleadingly, referred to as the white rhino. However, it is no lighter in colour than the black rhino and these names refer better to the temperament of the respective species. Both rhinos assume the colour of their most recent mud bath and consequently are generally either black, grey, brown or rufous. 'White rhino' seems to have been derived from a phonetic translation of the Africaans witrenoster, while a literal translation is 'wide rhino' referring to the wide mouth in the square-lipped species.
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