Dales, D.H., 1966. Black and white rhinos in the Umfolosi Game Reserve. Redwing, Journal of the S. Andrew's College Natural History Society 1966: 32
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Taxonomy - Evolution |
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African Rhino Species |
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According to fossils the white rhino has remained practically unevolved for the last six million years. The black rhino, though, has evolved tremendously because it has adapted itself much more freely to a changing environment and this tends to explain why they are much more numerous and widespread than the white rhino.
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Black and white rhinos in the Umfolosi Game Reserve
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