 | Bere, R.M. 1966 Wild animals in an African national park. London, Andre Deutsch, pp. 1-96 |
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Africa
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African Rhino Species
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| Both rhinos have poor eye-sight, but fairly good senses of smell and hearing - their ears, particularly the trumpet-shaped, hairfringed ears of the white rhino, are constantly switching and twisting. |
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| Young, E. 1965 Lesions in the vicinity of the eye of the white rhinoceros, Diceros simus. International Zoo Yearbook 5: 194-195 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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White Rhino
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| A White rhino in the Umfolozi Nature Reserve became completely blind as the result of extensive cauliflower-like growths which covered the entire surface of both eyes. |
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| Milwaukee Sentinel staff 1965 Rudra and Mohinija engage in olfactory communication. Milwaukee Sentinel Scribble-In calendar Season's Greetings from the Milwaukee County Zoo: one extracted image |
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America - North America
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Indian Rhino
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| Bruton, R. 1963 The rhinos of South-East Asia. Conservation News 1963 August: 5-10, figs. 1-6, maps 1-2 |
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Asia
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Like all rhinos, the Southeast Asian species have acute senses of smell and hearing but very poor vision. |
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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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| Hearing is exceptional, they hear the least noise in a thorn bush and this will occasion flight. |
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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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| The sight is very poor, the rhino cannot see clearly a person at 50 m distance in open ground. |
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| Babault, G. 1949 Notes ethologiques sur quelques mammiferes africains. Mammalia 13: 1-16 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| The small birds that they carry warn them of the approach of a danger while flying off, but when these are absent and when one approaches with a favorable wind, one can come very close to them without bothering them. We had this experience with a car. We drove around in the savanna, far from all... |
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| Babault, G. 1949 Notes ethologiques sur quelques mammiferes africains. Mammalia 13: 1-16 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| The poor eyesight of these enormous beasts is maybe reason of his stupidity, because they are incapable to distinguish a man at 50 meters and are surprised to suddenly find a thing or a being that could be an enemy. At this short distance the only defense open to them seems to be an inconsiderat... |
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| Ansell, W.F.H. 1947 A note on the position of rhinoceros in Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47 (2): 249-276, pl. 1, map 1 |
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World
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Sumatran Rhino
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| poor |
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| Ansell, W.F.H. 1947 A note on the position of rhinoceros in Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47 (2): 249-276, pl. 1, map 1 |
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World
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Sumatran Rhino
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| very good |
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