 | Choudhury, A. 1996 The greater one-horned rhino outside protected areas in Assam, India. Pachyderm 22: 7-9, map 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
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Asian Rhino Species
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| In March 1992, two people were killed by a rhino in Kamrup District. |
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| Edwards, J. 1996 London Zoo from old photographs 1852-1914. London, Edwards, pp. 1-244 |
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Captive - Europe
Behaviour - Towards Man
Indian Rhino
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| Rhinoceros unicornis male Jim, arr. 1864. He was of a ferocious temper and on one occasion succeeded in severely injuring a keeper, whose life was probably only saved by Matthew Scott, who drove Jim off by hitting him in the eye with a whip. |
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| Morkel, P. 1994 Chemical immobilization of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis): pp. 128-135
 | In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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Black Rhino
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| They are usually solitary and generally hostile when disturbed. |
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| Baker, M. 1994 Black rhino power. On Track 1994 Summer: 52, fig. 1 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| As soon as the sun was up, we headed back to where we had last seen the Rhino. What sounded like a runaway steam train broke out of the bush 10m on our right, on a collision course with us. Barry fumbled to find the gears and he fumbled again. Allison closed her eves and turned her face away |
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| Skinner, J.D.; Smithers, R.H.N. 1990 The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition. Pretoria, University of Pretoria, pp. i-xxxii, 1-771 |
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White Rhino
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| They are generally temperamentally quieter and less prone to provocation than black rhinoceros. |
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| Skinner, J.D.; Smithers, R.H.N. 1990 The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition. Pretoria, University of Pretoria, pp. i-xxxii, 1-771 |
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Black Rhino
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| While they have a reputation for being irascible and bad-tempered, this depends on circumstances and the individual. Normally human scent will make them move off, but their reactions depend on whether they have been hunted or harried, or left in peace, and they do sometimes charge from 50 to 70 ... |
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| Buitron, D. 1989 Chizarira: the black rhino's last Eden. Swara 12 (2): 25-27, figs. 1-4 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
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Black Rhino
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| Led by an experienced professional hunter/guide, all six of us crept to within 15 meters of them before one caught our scent and began a charge. Fortunately, our guide was able to turn it by simply running directly at the rhino while waving his arms and yelling at the top of his lungs. Both rhi... |
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| Mueller, C.C. 1988 Sumatranashorner in Malakka. Zoologische Garten 58 (5/6): 411-413, figs. 1-2 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| In the interior cages there were 2 adult female Sumatran rhinos, of which one had a young calf of about a week old, born in the zoo on 24 May 1987 according to the keepers. There also was an adult male. All three adults were wild caught, and they were very tame. The mother of the calf had been... |
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| Meckvichai, C. 1987 On the status of the Sumatran rhino in captivity in Thailand. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 57-58 |
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| Animal in zoo Bangkok. It was very tame. |
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| Sheldrick, D. 1987 Raising a baby rhino. Pachyderm 8: 17-18 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Behaviour - Towards Man
Black Rhino
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| Rhinos tame quicker and easier than any other animal. Even an adult can be tamed within only a few days. |
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