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Reference Base  Rough notes on the natural history of the country west of... |
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Rough notes on the natural history of the country west of Lake Victoria Nyanza |
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Delme-Radcliffe, C. |
| Year published: |
1905 |
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London |
| Volume: |
1905 (2) |
| Pages: |
181-191 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Observations in regions traversed by Anglo-German Boundary Commission in 1902-1904. Rhinos are extremely numerous on the right bank of the Kagera, especially in Karagwe. The number of these animals is quite remarkable, and according to accounts received |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Observations in regions traversed by Anglo-German Boundary Commission in 1902-1904. Karagwe - All seem to belong to the common black African type. Stories were current of the existence of the white rhinoceros, but these rumours require confirmation. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Ecology - Habitat
Black Rhino
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| The rhinos appear to have no hesitation in frequenting the extremely steep and difficult hills of Karagwe. Their tracks and signs were seen up and down hills and on ridges which appeared more adapted to the habits of klipspringers and goats than of such bulky animals as rhinos. |
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