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| Title: |
The mammals of Somaliland |
| Author(s): |
Drake Brockman, R.E. |
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1910 |
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London, Hurst and Blackett |
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| Pages: |
pp. i-xvii, 1-201 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Has Rhinoceros bicornis, no subspecies admitted. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| They are said to be plentiful in Ogaden. Gives measurements of male shot in the Ogaden country. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Towards the Abyssinian border, in the Haud and Nogal Valley, they are still to be found. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Unfortunately this strange beast is being driven before civilisation, and a few more years will see its disappearance from all save the most remote regions. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Towards the Abyssinian border, in the Haud and Nogal Valley, they are still to be found. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The rhinoceros is never seen north of Burao, owing to its extermination. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Names in vernacular
Black Rhino
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| Wiyil |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Value
African Rhino Species
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| Somaliland. The Somalis value the hide for their shields, and whip-handles are made of it. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Ecology - Habitat
Black Rhino
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| He inhabits broken country, whether stony or otherwise. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| After defecating, they generally scatter their excrement in all directions, probably with a view of obliterating their spoor. |
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The mammals of Somaliland
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