 Reference Base  Rhinoceros noir du Nord Ouest de l'Afrique (Diceros b... |
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Planton, H., 1999. Rhinoceros noir du Nord Ouest de l'Afrique (Diceros bicornis longipes): le compte a rebours continue. Pachyderm 27: 86-100, figs. 1-6, photo 1-8, table 1
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon |
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Ecology - Food |
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Black Rhino |
Cameroon. The rhino's attraction for humid habitat allows them to find a varied diet, even in the dry season. Despite few observations in the foeld, 30 different plants are identified. Among the plants there are numerous leguminous plants, the fruit of Kigelia africana, also Vernonia, Hoslundia, Sarcocephalus latifolius, high plants like Echinochloa, and many small herbs.
When they move away from waterholes, they usually select branches of Acacia ataxacantha, A. polyacantha, A. seyal, A. hockii, Gardenia aquala, G. erubescens, Annona senegalensis, Piliostigma thoningii, Vitellaria paradoxa.
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