 | Zukowsky, L. 1924 Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Saeugetiere der noerdlichen Teile Deutsch-Suedwestafrikas unter besonderer Beruecksichtigung des Grosswildes. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 90A (1): 29-164, figs. 1-12, 1 text-fig., table 1 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
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Black Rhino
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| The rhino destroys its dung by using the soles of its hind feet, with which its throws its dung backwards and makes it very small. On the dung piles it makes deep furrows. The dung is so much crumbed that it is almost invisible to the eye. Under special occasions, when it is in a hurry, the rh... |
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| Zukowsky, L. 1924 Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Saeugetiere der noerdlichen Teile Deutsch-Suedwestafrikas unter besonderer Beruecksichtigung des Grosswildes. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 90A (1): 29-164, figs. 1-12, 1 text-fig., table 1 |
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Black Rhino
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| The Kaoko rhino, observed for long periods by Steinhardt, all undertook more or less long wanderings, apparently according to the seasons. For instance, the rhinos which sometimes appear near Outjo come from the middle Ugab region, and the two animals living near Orusewa go to the neighbourhood ... |
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| Faunthorpe, J.C. 1924 Jungle life in India, Burma, and Nepal: some notes on the Faunthorpe-Vernay Expedition of 1923. Natural History 24 (2): 174-198, figs. 1-20, map 1 |
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Indian Rhino
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| It seems to be extraordinarily regular in its habits. In the evening or late in the afternoon the rhinos of the region where we hunted emerge from the heavy jungle and wallow in the numerous pools and backwaters near the Gandak River. They spend the night in feeding and in the early morning are ... |
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| Faunthorpe, J.C. 1924 Jungle life in India, Burma, and Nepal: some notes on the Faunthorpe-Vernay Expedition of 1923. Natural History 24 (2): 174-198, figs. 1-20, map 1 |
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| It seems to be extraordinarily regular in its habits. In the evening or late in the afternoon the rhinos of the region where we hunted emerge from the heavy jungle and wallow in the numerous pools and backwaters near the Gandak River. |
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| Ellison, B.C. 1922 HRH The Prince of Wales' shoots in India in 1921 and 1922 - part 1. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 28 (3): 675-697, pls. 1-9, map 1, table 1 |
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| along the numerous rivers it has its particular places for the evacuation of excreta. Along the runs to such places it walks backwards and falls an unsuspecting victim to poachers.' |
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| Haagner, A. 1920 South African mammals: a short manual for the use of field naturalists, sportmen and travellers. London, H.F.G. Witherby and Cape Town, T. Maskew Miller, pp. i-xx, 1-248 |
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White Rhino
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| It feeds at night or during the early mornings, and evenings after sunset, and sleeps during the hot part of the day. |
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| Lang, H. 1920 Note on the above [Rhinoceros Horns]. Forest and Stream 90 (7): 379, 2 plates |
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| Balen, J.H. van 1914 De dierenwereld van Insulinde in woord en beeld, I: De zoogdieren. Deventer, J.C. van der Burgh, pp. i-vii, i-xi, 1-505 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| The rhinoceros lives solitary or sometimes in pairs in the densest parts of the forest, where it visits early in the morning and at dusk the edges of the low forest. During most of the day, especially around noon, it immerses in the swamp or in a wallow which he frequently visits. |
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| Balen, J.H. van 1914 De dierenwereld van Insulinde in woord en beeld, I: De zoogdieren. Deventer, J.C. van der Burgh, pp. i-vii, i-xi, 1-505 |
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Javan Rhino
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| In the mountains it prefers the slopes in the wide and level valleys with streams of small lakes and swamps where it can take bath. Like the buffalo, it lies fully under the water during the heat of the day, with only the front part of the head with the nose and the eyes above the water, or it i... |
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| Clark, A.H. 1914 Nocturnal animals. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 4: 139-142 |
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| The rhinoceros is strictly nocturnal. Many of the herbivorous mammals are most active by night, at which time they often make long journeys for water; this is done to avoid overheating and loss of too much water from the body; and in many places, to avoid certain insects. |
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