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| Title: |
Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia, 5th ed |
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British Museum (Natural History) |
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1894 |
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London, British Museum (Natural History) |
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Morphology - Horn
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| The horns, which are placed on their muzzles, differ essentially in structure from those of other mammals, being composed of modified and agglutinated hairs. |
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Morphology
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| Of the Rhinoceroses there are five or six known species, all large animals, with such thick and unyielding skins as to necessitate in some the formation of deep folds to enable them to move their limbs with any facility, and with three toes on each foot. |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
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| it was of a milder and more timid disposition than the ? black ? species, and capable of being tamed. |
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Taxonomy - Evolution
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| Whilst in Miocene and Pliocene times this Suborder was represented by a very large number of different forms, it is now so deficient in species and individuals that it must be supposed to be in a more or less decadent condition. This group is now restricted to the African and Indian regions, but... |
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Taxonomy
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| Suborder Perissodactyla. The Perissodactyla, or Odd-toed Ungulates, are represented at the present day by three well-known animals, the Rhinoceros, Tapir, and Horse, which have in common many important characters, chiefly in their teeth and limb-bones, which will be better explained in connectio... |
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Morphology - Size
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| Its anterior horn is very slender, and has been found to attain a length of over four feet, one of 4 ft. 9 in., the longest known, being on the top of Case 53 |
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| The Common African Black Rhinoceros (R. bicornis), found all over Africa. It is distinguished from the next species by its elongated and prehensile upper lip, smaller size, and different habits. Its two horns are very variable in length, the front one being generally much the longer of the two,... |
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Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia, 5th ed
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