 | Morden, W.; Morden, I. 1954 Our African adventure. London, Seeley, Service and Co, pp. 1-256 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| Rhinos are always ready to charge at anything of which they have caught the scent. ... a touchy disposition. |
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| Uganda Game Department 1954 Uganda: extracts from the Annual Report of the Game Department for the year ended 31st December, 1952. Oryx 2 (5): 302-307 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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Black Rhino
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| A game ranger moving down a track towards the Aswa River in Acholi in his Landrover, came upon a black rhino which appeared unexpectedly out of the long grass. He reversed slowly and the rhinoceros disappeared. Thinking it had gone he drove on until he came to a culvert that was obviously too w... |
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| Reynolds, E.A.P. 1954 Burma rhino. Burmese Forester 4 (2): 104-108 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Rhinoceros are known to be aggressive and charge on provocation to the extent of 'treeing' the huntsman and patiently awaiting his descent. They are, however, like other wild animals, very afraid of man, and will, on the slightest danger, retreat into impenetrable haunts. |
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| Anonymous 1953 Coquette. Zoonooz (San Diego) 26 (3) Mar: 8, fig. 1 |
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Captive - North America
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Black Rhino
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| Natural history texts as well as hunters often characterize the rhino as being vicious, antagonistic and perpetually ill-tempered, but not one of these epithets could be applied to Sally. She has the disposition of a pet feline and sometimes behaves disgustingly like one. In her relations with ... |
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| Gee, E.P. 1953 Further observations on the Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros (R. unicornis Linn.). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 51 (4): 765-772, pls. 1-2 |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
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Indian Rhino
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| The two rhino named Romeo and Juliet were twice involved in an attack against humans. Firstly on 7-2-1953 E. R. Dungan was taking cine shots of these two rhino as they were playing, courting and. chasing one another. With him were two companions, one of was the Assistant Conservator of Forests ... |
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| Natal Parks Board 1952 4th Annual Report, 1 April 1951 - 31 March 1952. Typewritten Report. Pietermaritzburg, NPB, pp. 1-25 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
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| Three incidents with Ceratotherium simum. The first during April when a native woman was gored in the thigh and had to receive hospital treatment. In June, a native male was killed; this accident occurred at dusk and it is not known what he was doing at the time, since the deceased was accompan... |
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 | Natal Parks Board 1952 Extracts from Third Report of the Natal Parks Game and Fish Preservation Board. African Wildlife 6 (2): 185-186 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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| Provocation to tourists
During the Christmas holidays a large party of Durban visitors went into Hluhluwe in two cars, accompanied by Native Game Guard Zeta, who has been employed there for 16 years. On a side track in the Amanzibomvu area the party came upon 9 black rhino and were compelled to... |
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| Bigalke, R. 1950 Wild life conservation in the Union of South Africa: historical introduction. Fauna and Flora 1: 5-9, fig. 1 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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| About Van der Stel in 1685
Governor Simon van der Stel undertook an expedition to Namaqualand in the year 1685. When the expedition was near the Piketberg Mountains, that is about 100 miles from Cape Town, a black rhinoceros charged the Governor's coach. Fortunately Van der Stel was able to ju... |
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| Wilhelm, J.H. 1950 Das Wild des Okawangogebietes und des Caprivizipfels. Journal of the South-West Africa Scientific Society 7: 1-7 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
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Black Rhino
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| As soon as a rhino hears even the slightest noise, it will run away. The animal therefore is shy rather than aggressive. Often, when it smells people in the vicinity, the rhino will run towards the site of danger, what however is not to be seen as an aggressive movement. Sometimes it will actu... |
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| Uganda Game Department 1950 Uganda: extracts from the Annual Report of the Game Department for the year ended 31st December, 1949. Oryx 1: 89-99 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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| Although normally quiet and inoffensive, they sometimes become aggressive. A game guard on patrol near Laufori in West Madi came on a white rhino cow which had shortly before given birth to a calf. She not unnaturally resented his intrusion and chased him into a river. A tragedy occurred at Ri... |
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