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Turning back from the edge of extinction? |
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Rhino & Elephant Foundation |
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1995 |
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REF News |
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no. 13 |
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World
Morphology - Horn
All Rhino Species
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| The discovery fails to help explain why rhinos have horns! Self-defence against predators is not a use because an aduit's size - one tonne and 1.6m at the shoulder - is deterrent enough. What scientists do know is that horns are used with great effect when rhinos kill each other in territorial ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Management
African Rhino Species
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| But no less important is the discovery of Dr Kock and colleague Dr Mark Atkinson that removing the rhino's horn doesn't appear to affect the health of the population. Sinamatelia abounds with lions and hyenas, and if the calves had been vulnerable they would have been taken. This refutes critic... |
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Turning back from the edge of extinction?
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