 | Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| Mounted male - tail 26.0 inch. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| Mounted male - head and body 13 ft. 1 in. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| nostril an elongated slit parallel to the mouth; |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| tail much as in R.bicornis, but with only the last quarter provided with wiry bristles. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| The horns of the mounted example measure 35.0 and 7.0 respectively, the largest single horn recorded, 62.5, was obtained by the late Roualeyn Gordon Cumming and is now in the possession of Colonel W. Gordon Cumming; a pair belonging to Mr. Selous measures 37.4 and 17.8 respectively. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| Mounted male - height at shoulder 6 ft 1.5 inch. Selous gives 6 ft 6 in for a individual measured by him. |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| Little is known about the breeding habits of this species, the males are said to fight with one another very fiercely at certain times of the year, |
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| Sclater, W.L. 1900 The mammals of South Africa, vol I: Primates, carnivora and ungulata. London, R.H. Porter, pp. i-xxxi, 1-324 |
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| a skull of a male measures 30.5 in extreme length from the occipital crest to the tips of the nasals, 27.0 from the condyle to the premaxillae; and 13.4 in the greatest width. |
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| Anonymous 1900 The [Lado] White Rhinoceros. Forest and Stream 55 (19): 366 |
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| Hely-Hutchinson, W. 1900 The white rhinoceros. Field, the country gentleman's magazine 95 (2479), 1900 June 30: 949 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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