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Captive - North America |
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Behaviour - Fighting |
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Black Rhino |
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The strength of our adult rhinoceros was an unknown quantity until demonstrated by a recent performance of Victoria in one of the yards of the Elephant House. To keep this animal from rubbing her horn against the iron of the outside fence an inner pipe fence was constructed. The latter consists of two pipe rails about a foot and a half apart. The pipe is of 2 inch external diameter and of galvanized iron. During the recent cold weather the rhino was shut in her stall for fully two weeks and upon her release she was seized with a desire to play. She charged the pipe fence and not only bowed the lower two-inch pipe, but completely broke the upper pipe rail. From an examination of this clean break it would appear that a power nothing short of dynamite could affect the damage caused by the charging body of this animal.
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An active rhino
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