 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Ecology - Population |
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Black Rhino |
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In the first two years of their lives mortality is high. Goddard (1966) estimated that there was about a 16% loss, caused by predation by lions and spotted hyaenas or lowered resistance to disease caused by lack of food or water.
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