 | Pienaar, U. de V. 1970 The recolonisation history of the square-lipped (white) rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) in the Kruger National Park (October 1961 - November 1969). Koedoe 13: 157-169, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-4 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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White Rhino
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| Kruger NP, reintroduced population - Ceratotherium simum. It soon became apparent, however, that the new immigrants did not take to the mopani areas of the north and wandered great distances in search of more suitable habitat. To date, this is the most recent area of colonisation, and also the ... |
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| Coetzee, C.G. 1969 The distribution of mammals in the Namib Desert and adjoining inland escarpment. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 40: 23-36, pls. 1-2, figs. 1-2 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
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| Namib Desert, Namibia. The Namib desert forms a narrow coastal strip along a high inland plateau. The western edge is marked by either mountain chains which form distinct escarpments or by a less clearly marked escarpment. The desert consists mainly of gravel plains, unbroken sand dunes and du... |
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| Medway, Lord 1969 The wild mammals of Malaya and offshore islands, including Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press, pp. i-xix, 1-127 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Formerly abundant in lowland forests, e.g. the Dindings. Recent records are from all types of forest, including high mountains. |
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| Medway, Lord 1969 The wild mammals of Malaya and offshore islands, including Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press, pp. i-xix, 1-127 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Frequent regular wallows, and visit salt licks and mineral springs. |
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| Child, G. 1968 Behaviour of large mammals during the formation of Lake Kariba. Salisbury and Bulawayo, Trustees of the National Museums of Rhodesia, pp. i-vi, 1-123 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
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| Kariba, Zimbabwe. Rhino populations withstood considerable compression into the small areas on islands, without the various smaller groups losing their identity (Roth and Child, op. cit.) and without inter-specific competition for food resulting in a heavy mortality. Obviously there is a level ... |
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| Smithers, R.H.N. 1966 The mammals of Rhodesia, Zambia and Malawi. London, Collins |
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White Rhino
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| Grassland or open tree and bush savanna. |
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| Smithers, R.H.N. 1966 The mammals of Rhodesia, Zambia and Malawi. London, Collins |
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Black Rhino
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| Woodland and thickets, especially areas of dense thornbush in broken country, wandering to feed. |
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| Bourliere, F. 1964 Reconnaissance ecologique au Tsavo. Science et Nature, par la photographie et par l'image no. 65, Sept-Oct: 16-24, 7 images, 2 figures |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| No details available yet |
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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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Javan Rhino
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| Both species of Southeast Asian rhino can probably live in almost any kind of topography. They probably once inhabited much of the swampy lowlands and wet highlands of our area, but have been forced exclusively to the most inaccessible mountain forests by the pressure of human agriculture and hu... |
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| Anonymous 1963 Animals in danger: the Great Indian rhinoceros. Animals 1 (22): 2, fig. 1 |
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Indian Rhino
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| It lives beside rivers and feeds on the long grass that grows there. |
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