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Wild animals in an African national park |
| Author(s): |
Bere, R.M. |
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1966 |
| Publisher: |
London, Andre Deutsch |
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pp. 1-96 |
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Morphology - Horn
All Rhino Species
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| Both these rhinos have two horns, which are composed of a tightly packed mass of hair-like fibres growing on the nose. The front horn is the longer of the two and, in exceptional cases, may reach over fifty inches. |
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Morphology
White Rhino
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| In Africa there are two kinds of rhinoceros. They are known as the black rhinoceros and the white rhinoceros, though in fact they are both the same slaty-grey colour. The white rhino gets its name from the Dutch word wyd, meaning wide or broad. This refers to the animal's great square muzzle a... |
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Morphology
White Rhino
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| Has a much larger head than the black rhino, and usually holds this low down, near to the ground. |
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Reproduction
Black Rhino
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| Gestation period. 16 months |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
White Rhino
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| The white rhino is much more sociable, so that small family groups of five or six animals are not at all uncommon. |
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| Has a much larger head than the black rhino, and usually holds this low down, near to the ground. |
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Reproduction
White Rhino
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| Gestation period 18 months |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
White Rhino
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| The rhino calf was released immediately afterwards. First it circled the lorry rather suspiciously. Then it called to its mother in a husky voice, rather like the greeting whinny of a horse. The cow heard the call and replied. |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
White Rhino
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| A black rhino calf almost invariably follows its mother. A possible reason for this strange difference is that the white rhino inhabits more open country than the black; the calf is, therefore, more liable to be attacked by lions. As this attack comes from behind, the mother rhino can best prot... |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
White Rhino
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| The white rhino is placid by nature. |
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Wild animals in an African national park
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