 | Richards, D. 1972 Square-lipped rhinoceros: behaviour. Lammergeyer 15: 77-78 |
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White Rhino
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| Watched a fight between 2 adult males. The combatant males were in a clearing, at the edge of which stood an adult female and a small calf. Male 1 stood nearest to the female. Whenever M2 approached, M1 and F swung round to face M2. M1 was roaring and squealing with ears flattened and pointin... |
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| Kakati, B.N.; Rajkonwar, C.J. 1972 Some observations on the reproductive behaviour of Rhinoceros unicornis. Indian Forester 98: 357-358, pl. 1 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Lives alone |
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| Banerjee, R. 1972 Where flying vultures reveal secrets - Kaziranga. Cheetal 15 (1): 48-50, figs. 1-4 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Rhinoceroses are territorial and remain on the same range throughout their lives. |
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| Frame, G.W.; Goddard, J. 1970 Black rhinoceros vocalisations. East African Wildlife Journal 8: 207 |
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Black Rhino
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| Numerous black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis (L.)) Vocalizations have been mentioned in the literature in recent years. As described by various authors, these Vocalizations vary considerably from 'mews' and 'squeaks' to 'grunts', 'squeals', 'roars' and 'puffing snorts'.
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 | Rosten, I; Goddard, J. 1970 Kifaru the Black Rhinoceros. MGM production filmed in Ngorongoro Crater and Tsavo National Park, narrated by E.G. Marshall with E. Daarstad directing photography. https://archive.org/details/kifarutheblackrhinoceros, 2 reels [50.9 minutes], documents J. Goddard's efforts to study demographics, behavior and ecology of Diceros bicornis |
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| Medway, Lord 1969 The wild mammals of Malaya and offshore islands, including Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press, pp. i-xix, 1-127 |
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| Reported to range from shrill whistles and peculiar humming sounds emitted when at peace and enjoying a wallow, to whistling screams and harsh grunts when wounded. |
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| Medway, Lord 1969 The wild mammals of Malaya and offshore islands, including Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press, pp. i-xix, 1-127 |
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| Solitary, or single adults with young. |
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| Child, G. 1968 Behaviour of large mammals during the formation of Lake Kariba. Salisbury and Bulawayo, Trustees of the National Museums of Rhodesia, pp. i-vi, 1-123 |
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| This evidence indicates rhino are generally fairly localised although the availability of open water probably determines the size of the home range as Dean has suggested. Ritchie (1963) indicates they wander five to 15 miles from water to feed in parts of Kenya, as well defined rhino paths lead ... |
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| Hallstrom, E. 1967 Notes on breeding the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis at Sydney Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 7: 165 |
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| When the female shows interest in the male she is put with him until mating activity has ceased. When the female is in oestrous, the male calls to her, making sounds like a deep sigh. |
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| Foster, J.B. 1967 The square-lipped rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lydekker)) in Uganda. East African Wildlife Journal 5: 167-171, fig. 1 |
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| This differing tolerance toward man extends to intraspecific aggregations. The black rhino frequently occurs singly; the square lipped rhino only rarely. Of 16 groups of the latter seen near Inde, single animals were seen only twice - an adult male and a pregnant female with a snare on its leg.... |
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