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The mammals of Rhodesia, Zambia and Malawi |
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Smithers, R.H.N. |
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1966 |
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London, Collins |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| practically hairless except on the margins of the ears and on either side of the extremity of the tail. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Ceratotherium simum. the last specimen was shot near Mazoe in 1895 by A. Eyre, and it is now in the South African Museum, Cape Town. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Ceratotherium simum. Formerly widely distributed in Rhodesia and recorded by Selous from Matabeleland and east to near Hartley from 1872-80. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Recently reintroduced from the Kariba Lake area to the Wankie National Park. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| In Rhodesia, now confined to the middle Zambezi Valley on the south bank of the Kariba Lake and the whole of the valley eastwards to the Portuguese border and parts of the Chipinga and Darwin areas. Vagrants wander far from these areas on occasion. |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| Usually solitary, in pairs or a female with a calf. |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| Grunts, snorts and squeals loudly. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| Predominantly diurnal, but will water and move at night. Dependent on a plentiful water supply. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| Very fond of mud wallows. |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| eye very small, |
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The mammals of Rhodesia, Zambia and Malawi
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