Bere, R.M., 1966. Wild animals in an African national park. London, Andre Deutsch, pp. 1-96
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Black Rhino |
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Walking about in black rhino country can be exciting, for one may come upon the animals quite suddenly and it is impossible to anticipate their actions. Once I nearly trod on a rhino, which was lying on the ground. I thought that it was an ant-hill, but was saved in time by noticing a twitching car. On another occasion, I was walking up a dry river-bed in which there were patches of thick reeds. I suddenly realized that I was very close to a large animal of some sort, but had no idea what it was as it was completely hidden. An angry snort, and a noise like the rush of an express train, showed that there had been a black rhino less than four yards away. Luckily it went off in the opposite direction
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