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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
White Rhino
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| General colour grey black |
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| Hairless except for a fringe along the edge of the ears and bristles on either side of the extremity of the tail. |
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Reproduction
Black Rhino
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| Gestation period. 16-18 months |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
White Rhino
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| Feeding in the late afternoon and early morning, they normally take to the shade of thick bush during the heat of the day, where they sleep standing up or lying down with their feet doubled up under them, or on their sides. Dependent on water, drinking at night and very fond of wallowing in mud.... |
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Morphology - Horn
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| Two horns, composed of fused epi- dermal cells, arising from the skin on the snout, the front longer than the rear. The front horn averaging, in Natal, about 24 inches and more slender than in the Black Rhino, normally curved gently backwards, the upper part in the front usually slightly flatten... |
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White Rhino
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| head very long and massive |
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Black Rhino
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| ears funnel shaped with rounded tips. |
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Morphology - Size
White Rhino
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| Females slightly smaller than males. |
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Behaviour - Locomotion
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| Can gallop faster than a man running. |
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| head very long and massive |
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The mammals of Rhodesia, Zambia and Malawi
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