 | Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Black Rhino
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| Mostly nocturnal, but they also feed and drink during the day except during the hottest hours when they rest in the shade of trees, or wallow in mud to keep cool. Their activity patterns vary depending on the air temperature, season and locality. |
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| Atmawidjaja, R. 1987 Country report - Indonesia: Rhino management in Indonesia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 70-74 |
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| Cranbrook, Earl of 1987 Riches of the wild: land mammals of South-East Asia. Singapore, Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, pp. i-vii, 1-95 |
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| They deposit their dung at fixed points where large piles of their nodular droppings accumulate. |
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| Cranbrook, Earl of 1987 Riches of the wild: land mammals of South-East Asia. Singapore, Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, pp. i-vii, 1-95 |
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| They make wallows in muddy ground and frequent mineral springs. |
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| Nardelli, F. 1985 The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 7: 4-8, figs. 1-2 |
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| For most of the time they are nocturnal, wandering about in a large territory, though the males seem to cover more ground than the females. |
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| Choudhury, A. 1985 Distribution of Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Tiger Paper 12 (2): 25-30, maps 1-2 |
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| With map of this trek. On January 23, 1984 the author saw a female rhino near Nagarbera village (about 100 km. west of Gauhati). This rhino is believed to have left Pabitara Wildlife Sanctuary towards the end of December 1983 along with a male. Subsequently the male was killed and the female w... |
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| Nardelli, F. 1985 The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 7: 4-8, figs. 1-2 |
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| Urine sprayed on the leaves of plants along the trails is a sign of the presence of rhinos, while twisted saplings may show the boundaries of particular animals' territories, especially those of males. |
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| Nardelli, F. 1985 The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 7: 4-8, figs. 1-2 |
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| Along these paths, droppings are often left in specific, recognized areas, although rhinos may also defecate in water, if there is a stream or pond nearby. |
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| Nardelli, F. 1985 The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 7: 4-8, figs. 1-2 |
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| Main tracks may connect wallowing places too, as it is essential for the Sumatran rhino to have baths or wallows in mud as often as once or twice each day, for several hours at a time, in order to keep its skin healthy, free of cracks, parasites, and inflammation. Streams with stony beds or pool... |
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