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Title: Square-lipped rhinoceros: behaviour
Author(s): Richards, D.
Year published: 1972
Journal: Lammergeyer
Volume: 15
Pages: 77-78
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
White Rhino
Watched a fight between 2 adult males. The combatant males were in a clearing, at the edge of which stood an adult female and a small calf. Male 1 stood nearest to the female. Whenever M2 approached, M1 and F swung round to face M2. M1 was roaring and squealing with ears flattened and pointin...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Fighting
White Rhino
One male and 2 females in the area. On one occasion the male was seen attempting to prevent the females from leaving the area. Each time the females started to move away, the male rounded them up, making a panting sound. The male was also observed spray-urinating. One female appeared to becom...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Fighting
White Rhino
Watched a fight between 2 adult males. The combatant males were in a clearing, at the edge of which stood an adult female and a small calf. Male 1 stood nearest to the female. Whenever M2 approached, M1 and F swung round to face M2. M1 was roaring and squealing with ears flattened and pointin...
  details

Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Fighting
White Rhino
A confrontation between 2 adult males (presumed to be territorial) was witnessed. The animals approached each other, horn to horn. At first one male retreated a few metres, then the other did, then they advanced again. The animals continued to retreat and advance for ca 30 min, when they becam...
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