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Reference Base  Nashoernern auf der Spur: Leben und uberleben einer stark... |
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Nashoernern auf der Spur: Leben und uberleben einer stark bedrohten Tierfamilie |
| Author(s): |
Neuschulz, N.; Meister, J. |
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1998 |
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Erfurt, Verein der Zooparkfreunde in Erfurt e.V. |
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pp. 1-52 |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
White Rhino
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| Active usually by day. |
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Morphology - Horn
All Rhino Species
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| Earlier people believed that rhinos shed their horns after few years. It is now known that the loss of horns only occurs when the animals fight among each other or when they try to knock down obstacles. When the part which makes the horn grow is undamaged, the horn grows again, annually about 1... |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Javan Rhino
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| A typical forest animal |
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Captive - Europe
Captivity - Before 1800
Indian Rhino
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| Map of travels
Drawing by G.L. Scheitz, 1746 Hannover (Stadtarchiv Hannover)
1748 Z?rich, print in cage (Zentralbibliothek Z?rich, Grafische Sammlung)
1746 Vienna, print (Deutsches Nationalmuseum, N?rnberg) |
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Morphology
White Rhino
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| The name white comes from a wrong translation of the Boer 'wijde' meaning 'wide' which refers to the wide lip. |
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Morphology
White Rhino
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| The name white comes from a wrong translation of the Boer 'wijde' meaning 'wide' which refers to the wide lip. |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Indian Rhino
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| When there is enough food, there are often several animals in the same place. |
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Morphology - Horn
Javan Rhino
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| Horn in females small or absent |
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Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| Weight 1500 kg |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| Fights. Rival males often have strong fight, and the wounds caused by such fights is one of the most common causes of death. |
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