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Reference Base  South African mammals: a short manual for the use of fiel... |
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South African mammals: a short manual for the use of field naturalists, sportmen and travellers |
| Author(s): |
Haagner, A. |
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1920 |
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London, H.F.G. Witherby and Cape Town, T. Maskew Miller |
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| Pages: |
pp. i-xx, 1-248 |
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Ecology - Food
White Rhino
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| The food of this species consists entirely of grass. |
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Europe
Names in vernacular
Black Rhino
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| Prehensile-lipped rhinoceros |
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World
Morphology
Black Rhino
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| The terminal two-thirds of the tail is provided with bristles. |
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World
Morphology - Horn
White Rhino
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| There are two horns on the face which vary much in size and shape. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Names in vernacular
White Rhino
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| Witte Rhenoster |
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Behaviour - Locomotion
White Rhino
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| Its pace is fair for the bulk of the animal, but no match for a horse. |
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Behaviour - Senses
White Rhino
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| Its sight is bad but its hearing and scent are correspondingly good. |
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Ecology - Food
Black Rhino
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| It is smaller than the White Rhino and has the upper lip attenuated in the middle, forming a flexible or prehensile organ, wherewith to facilitate the grasping of the reeds, leaves, plants etc. which form its food. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
White Rhino
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| It feeds at night or during the early mornings, and evenings after sunset, and sleeps during the hot part of the day. |
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Morphology
White Rhino
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| The tail is provided with a tuft of stiff bristly hair. |
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