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Reference Base  The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora a... |
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| Title: |
The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata |
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Sclater, W.L. |
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1900 |
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London, R.H. Porter |
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pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Hairless, except for a fringe along the margins of the ears and on either side of the extremity of the tail; skin almost smooth and very thick |
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Morphology - Size
White Rhino
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| Mounted male - tail 26.0 inch. |
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Morphology - Size
White Rhino
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| Mounted male - head and body 13 ft. 1 in. |
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Morphology - Horn
Black Rhino
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| Occasionally, a curious triple-horned variety has been found, one such is described by Flower (op.c.) from near Mount Kilima-njaro in East Africa, in which the third horn forms an unsymmetrical triangular elevation about 5 ? inches high in the median line of the lower part of the forehead. |
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Black Rhino
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| tail reaching about three quarters of the way to the hocks with a double line of bristles on the posterior two-thirds. |
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Taxonomy - Nomenclature
Black Rhino
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| Synonyms of Rhinoceros bicornis.
Rhinoceros unicornis var. bicornis, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 12th ed. i, p. 104 (1766).
Rhinoceros bicornis, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i, p. 57 (1788); Thunberg, Mem. Acad. Petersb. iii, p. 320 (1811); A. Smith, Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm. pl. ii (1838); Layard, Ca... |
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White Rhino
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| nostril an elongated slit parallel to the mouth; |
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White Rhino
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| tail much as in R.bicornis, but with only the last quarter provided with wiry bristles. |
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Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| South Africa. From a mounted specimen; tail 28.0 inch |
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Black Rhino
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| Limbs stout and of moderate length with three well developed toes, each provided with a broad rounded hoof. Limbs solid and massive, each with three broad nail-like hoofs |
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