 Reference Base  Catalogue of the Selous collection of big game in the Bri... |
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Dollman, J.G., 1921. Catalogue of the Selous collection of big game in the British Museum (Natural History). London, Trustees of the British Museum., pp. i-vii, 1-112
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White Rhino |
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Size rather larger than in bicornis with much larger head; skull very long with posterior part prolonged backward well beyond the condyles. First premolar not persistent, the adult number of cheek-teeth being seven. Front horn with square base. Upper lip broad and square. Prominent fleshy hump on nape of neck. Ears considerably larger than in bicornis. General colour rather lighter than in the Black species. The typical White Rhinoceros of South Africa is very closely allied to the Nile race from Lado; the latter form differs in having a flatter skull and smaller teeth. The longest horn on record of the South African race is 62 ? inches in length.
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