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Haywood, C.W., 1927. To the mysterious Lorian swamp: an adventure & arduous journey of exploration through the vast waterless tracts of unknown Jubaland. London, Seeley, Service and Co, pp. 1-275
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya |
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Ecology - Interspecific Relations |
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Black Rhino |
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On his back were dozens of little brown 'tick-birds,' who were busy running all over him, picking off and eating the ticks which infested his body with their sharp red beaks. Every now and then they stopped to cast bright, suspicious glances around to see if any enemy was approaching. They act as guards to the short-sighted. rhino in return for the free meals he supplies them, and he stands or lies, dozing in the heat of the day, secure in the knowledge that they will warn him by their shrill cries if they see anyone approaching from up-wind, while his own sharp nose will give him notice of anybody who comes downwind.
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