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Reference Base  Hunting the elephant in Africa and other recollections of... |
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Hunting the elephant in Africa and other recollections of thirteen years' wanderings |
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Stigand, C.H. |
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1913 |
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London, MacMillan |
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pp. i-xv, 1-379 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
Distribution - Hunting
African Rhino Species
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| I find in my Diary for 5th November, 1907, 'Came near to Maboloni Hill. Saw seven rhino grazing near the hill and steered the caravan safely past, leaving four about a hundred yards up wind and three about four hundred yards down wind.' The next day I find 'Met twelve rhino all in o... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| As I have said, he travels much farther there and in North Eastern Rhodesia, and one has to follow him for long distances. As often as not one picks up his night's tracks at a water hole. He often goes tremendous distances to and from water, and perhaps his grazing grounds are seven to ten mile... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
Behaviour - Towards Man
Black Rhino
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| In Nyasaland and North Eastern Rhodesia, however, where he is more scarce and always found in thick grass or bush, he is really a very sporting animal to shoot. The natives there fear him more than any of the dangerous game, partly because he is really dangerous in their country, and partly beca... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| In Nyasaland and North Eastern Rhodesia, however, where he is more scarce and always found in thick grass or bush, he is really a very sporting animal to shoot. In the latter countries he seems to walk much farther and has to be generally tracked up all day like elephant, instead of being come u... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| I find in my Diary for 5th November, 1907, 'Came near to Maboloni Hill. Saw seven rhino grazing near the hill and steered the caravan safely past, leaving four about a hundred yards up wind and three about four hundred yards dawn wind.' The next day I find 'Met twelve rhino all in our immediate... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
Distribution - Hunting
African Rhino Species
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| In 1905 I was looking for elephant in the vicinity of Fort Manning. I had no thought of rhino, but was anxious to shoot the elephant on my new license, as the old one had just expired. I was following an old elephant track across a dambo, or open grassy flat, when I met a fresh spoor crossing a... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Hunting
Black Rhino
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| Whilst hunting near Lake Bangweolo I followed one for the greater part of the day, and finally crept up, closely followed by the faithful Matola, within five yards of where he lay, heavily breathing in thick grass. Even then it was so thick that I could not see him properly, and bungled the shot... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Kenya - absence of tail. In the same country a rhino suddenly started up and came rushing towards us. When we shouted at him he thought better of it and turned round to make off, disclosing the fact that he had no tail. This seemed to tickle the porters very much, and as he disappeared with hi... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa
Distribution - Hunting
African Rhino Species
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| A rhino is generally a very easily killed animal. If you can get him broadside on with a big bore he almost always sits down at once. Facing he is less easy to kill, and if moving, often a very difficult shot indeed. |
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Diseases
Black Rhino
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| Rhino, in spite of the thickness of their skin, appear very subject to sores. There are almost always large sores on the chest or stomach, and often enormous festering sores on other parts of the body. They frequently, too, are cut and gashed about, these being probably caused by fighting toget... |
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