 Reference Base  The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora a... |
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Sclater, W.L., 1900. The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Morphology - Size |
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Black Rhino |
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South Africa. Average horns measure, the anterior from 18 to 20 in. and the posterior from 7 to 8 in. respectively. Ward notices a head from Zululand, of which the anterior horn reached 41.5, while the posterior was only 10; while in another case the anterior was 32.5, and the posterior 19.0, these are the longest recorded anterior and posterior horns.
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