 | Nardelli, F. 1985 The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 7: 4-8, figs. 1-2 |
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| Wallowing rhinos have been heard giving contented buzzing sounds, varied by snorts and grunts, though a series of squeaks seem to be the usual sound of an undisturbed rhinoceros feeding. Captive females have also been known to give loud whistles. |
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| Nardelli, F. 1985 The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 7: 4-8, figs. 1-2 |
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| Sumatran rhinos are solitary animals, except for intervals when a mating pair or a mother and calf live together. |
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| Underwood, R. 1982 Seasonal changes in African ungulate groups. Journal of Zoology, London 196 (2): 191-205 |
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| Statistics on group size changes during the months of the year, very little difference. |
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| Prater, S.H. 1980 The book of Indian animals. Bombay etc., Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, pp. i-xxiii, 1-324 |
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| The animal is solitary as a rule, though several may occupy the same patch of jungle. |
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| Prater, S.H. 1980 The book of Indian animals. Bombay etc., Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, pp. i-xxiii, 1-324 |
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| A pair will frequent a given area for a time and then move off, their movements being affected by the water supply. |
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| Bigalke, R.C. 1978 Mammals: pp. 981-1048
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| There appears to be some uncertainty over social organization. Authors such as Schenkel & Schenkel-Hulliger and Joubert & Eloff found no evidence of territoriality. However Owen-Smith (1975) regards the species as being territorial and, contrary to conventional beliefs, finds little difference ... |
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| Banks, E. 1978 Mammals from Borneo. Brunei Museum Journal 4 (2): 165-227, pls. 1-14 |
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| The Rhino when feeding squeals to itself with pleasure and can be heard some way off. When wallowing it snorts and blows and also makes a plaintive sound rather like the swishing noise made by the wings of a Hornbill in flight. When suspicious it gives a loud snort, breathes heavily through the... |
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| Bigalke, R.C. 1978 Mammals: pp. 981-1048
| In: Werger, M.J.A. Biogeography and ecology of Southern Africa. Amsterdam, Junk (Monographia Biologicae, vol. 31): vol. 2, pp. 663-1439 |
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| There appears to be some uncertainty over social organization. Authors such as Schenkel & Schenkel-Hulliger and Joubert & Eloff found no evidence of territoriality. However Owen-Smith (1975) regards the species as being territorial and, contrary to conventional beliefs, finds little difference ... |
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| Nairobi National Park 1976 Animal orphanage. Nairobi, Ophanage, pp. 1-16 |
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| Black rhinos live solitary or in couples. |
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| Wilson, V.J. 1975 Mammals of the Wankie National Park, Rhodesia. Salisbury, National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia, Museum memoir no.5, pp. i-iii, 1-147 |
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| In June 1970, 12 were seen together, and over a distance of 4 miles a total of 17 were seen in the same day. On being disturbed the group of 12 split into 3 separate parties of 3, 5 and 4 animals. |
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