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| Title: |
Further field-notes on the game-animals of Somaliland |
| Author(s): |
Swayne, H.G.C. |
| Year published: |
1894 |
| Journal: |
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London |
| Volume: |
1894 |
| Pages: |
316-323 |
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| File: |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| Everywhere in Central Ogaden the caravan tracks are furrowed in grooves a yard or more long and six inches deep, which look like the work of a plough. This is done by the rhinoceros plunging his front horn and hard thick lip into the ground as he walks along. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Behaviour - Towards Man
Black Rhino
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| The rhinos were not more prone to charge than elephants, and I only had one narrow escape. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| I have never seen more than three together. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Distribution - Hunting
Black Rhino
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| We found the rhinoceros the most stupid game animal we have encountered, and easily approached if the wind is right. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Somaliland. A good pair of bull's horns measure 19 inches for the front, and 5 inches for the back one. |
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Further field-notes on the game-animals of Somaliland
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