 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Morphology |
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White Rhino |
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At that time no European was aware that two species occurred in Africa and this species did not have a distinguishing name. Names differentiating the two species must have come into use towards the end of the 18th century, when the hunters and pioneers entered the area north of the Orange River and first saw the white rhinoceros.
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