 | 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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| They normally give way to elephants, but aggressive encounters during drought conditions at waterholes with these and with buffaloes have been recorded. |
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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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| Both lions and spotted hyaenas have been reported as attacking adults, with the outcome usually in favour of the rhinoceros.
The cow will defend her young vigorously. Goddard (1966) witnessed a cow killing a lion in these circumstances. |
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| Fork-tailed drongos, Dicrurus adsimilis, often hawk insects by flying along the sides of resting rhinoceros and frequently they are accompanied by red-billed oxpeckers, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, which remove ticks from their hides. Terrapins may also remove ticks while rhinoceros are wallowing i... |
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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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| Predation on them, except by man, is minimal, although rarely they may be killed by lions. |
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| Gavor, I.K.N. 1988 Status report: Rhinos in Botswana. Report, pp. 1-10 |
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| In 1987, 4 dead rhino were found and the horns retrieved. One was killed as an immature at Chinga by lions. |
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| Elliot, W.M. 1987 Possible predation of a black rhinoceros calf by a lion. Lammergeyer 38: 68, fig. 1 |
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| Young black rhino killed by lion.
While on a wilderness trail in Umfolozi Game Reserve, I was awakened at 02h00 (14 June 1987) by the roaring of a lion Panthera leo, this being followed by the persistent high-pitched screaming of an animal in distress. While following the lion's spoor later tha... |
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| Hitchins, P.M. 1986 Earlessness in the black rhinoceros - a warning. Pachyderm 7: 8-10, figs. 1-5, table 1 |
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| The impact of hyaena predation on the black rhinoceros population is unknown but is considered to be fairly high in Hiuhluwe, low in the Corridor and very low in Umfolozi. Kruuk (1972) observed hyaenas grabbing black rhinoceros calves preferentially by the ears and tail at Serengeti which suppor... |
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| Bridgeford, P.A. 1985 Feeding associations between birds and mammals in the Skeleton Coast Park. Madoqua 14 (2): 185-186 |
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| Pied crows (Corvus albus) have been recorded eating ectoparasites from Diceros bicornis by Winterbottom (Ostrich 46, p. 247, 1975). |
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| Negi, S.S. 1985 Himalayan wildlife: an introduction. Dehradun, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, pp. i-ii, i-iv, 1-149 |
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| Tigers are known to relish the meat of newly born rhinos. Hence they are protected by their mothers and hide in the grass, whenever a tiger is lurking nearby. |
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| Brooks, M. 1984 Notes
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| There is very little competition between other browsers and the black rhino, but in Etosha there is competition between rhino and elephants. |
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