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Reference Base  Comparative studies of the black and the white rhinoceros |
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| Title: |
Comparative studies of the black and the white rhinoceros |
| Author(s): |
Schmidt-Schaumburg |
| Year published: |
1953 |
| Journal: |
African Wildlife |
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7 (2) |
| Pages: |
124-127, figs. 1-4 |
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Taxonomy - Taxa
African Rhino Species
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| The white and the black rhino differ first in size, the former being larger, with a longer skull and larger ears. Further, in the black rhino the skin forms folds around the neck and at the base of the limbs, absent in the white rhino. The anterior horn of the white rhino is situated further fo... |
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World
Taxonomy - Taxa
African Rhino Species
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| The white and the black rhino differ first in size, the former being larger, with a longer skull and larger ears. Further, in the black rhino the skin forms folds around the neck and at the base of the limbs, absent in the white rhino. The anterior horn of the white rhino is situated further fo... |
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Captive - Africa
Captivity - Zoo Records
White Rhino
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| In August 1952, it was reported that a white rhinoceros cow was lying dead in the dry bed of the Umfolozi, and that a female calf of nearly 8 months was keeping guard, pathetically chasing away the vultures which had gathered in expectation of a meal. As the calf was still too young to feed itse... |
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