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| Title: |
The mammals of Nigeria |
| Author(s): |
Happold, D.C.D. |
| Year published: |
1987 |
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Oxford, Clarendon Press |
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pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
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| The well-known accounts of unpredictable charges by rhinos are, more often than not, a fright reaction to something they cannot see, rather than a premeditated attack. |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Tail short and thin. |
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Black Rhino
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| Skin grey |
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Black Rhino
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| Three broad nails on each foot. |
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Black Rhino
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| Large round nostrils |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Limbs thickset. Limbs of West African subspecies longer and thinner than in other subspecies. |
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Morphology - Horn
Black Rhino
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| Two horns composed of hardened hair curve upwards and forwards from snout, anterior ro the eyes; anterior horn long, thick and square at base, tapering to point. Posterior horn similar but shorter. |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Skin naked. |
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Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
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| Home ranges are relatively small. In East Africa, 15-36 km? has been recorded, although they may walk up to 24 km to a waterhole or river to drink. Home ranges overlap, so that each solitary individual meets other familiar rhinos quite frequently. When an unknown rhino enters the home range of... |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| Mostly nocturnal, but they also feed and drink during the day except during the hottest hours when they rest in the shade of trees, or wallow in mud to keep cool. Their activity patterns vary depending on the air temperature, season and locality. |
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The mammals of Nigeria
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