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| Title: |
The mammals of Nigeria |
| Author(s): |
Happold, D.C.D. |
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1987 |
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Oxford, Clarendon Press |
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pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| Rather solitary, usually seen singly or in pairs, and it is rare to see more than 5 individuals together. Males only associate with females for mating, and most pairs or groups are mothers with young. |
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Taxonomy
Black Rhino
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| The West African subspecies is longipes, distinguished by its smaller size and longer limbs from black rhinos of other parts of Africa. |
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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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| Tail short and thin. |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Skin grey |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Ears trumpet-shaped and erect |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Eyes small |
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Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Weight 900-1300 kg |
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Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Height at shoulders 146 cm |
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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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The mammals of Nigeria
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