Cox, P.Z., 1900. Notes on Somaliland, part I. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 13 (1): 86-99
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia |
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Distribution - Hunting |
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African Rhino Species |
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As an. item in the list of big game, he sometimes affords sufficient excitement, as he habitually charges when wounded, and not infrequently when unwounded and entirely without provocation; but on the whole he would appear to be much less formidable than the elephant, and more easily brought to bag, if the bullets be at all properly placed. On this subject I am going to propound a mild heresy. Most authorities recommend the shoulder shot, or the lung shot, as being the most effacious for the Rhino, and this is what one would naturally expect; but for quickly putting one of the tribe out of action, try the centre of the belly, the lower down the better. I should not presume to suggest the experiment from my own limited acquaintance with the animal ; but Dr. Donaldson-Smith gave me the hint as the result of very extended experience with troublesome rhinos under diverse conditions, and though I was sceptical on the subject at first, my doubts were ere long removed by a somewhat disastrous encounter.
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Notes on Somaliland, part I
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