 Reference Base  Feeding trials on captive black rhinoceros Diceros bicorn... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Records |
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Black Rhino |
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The Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve/Sam Knott Nature Reserve complex (AVKR/SKNR) in the eastern Cape has received translocated black rhinoceroses Diceros bicornis minor (Linnaeus 1758) as part of the national conservation plan for this species (Brooks 1988).
The AVKR/SKNR complex is approximately 35 km northeast of Grahamstown (33.8 S, 26.39 E). Dominant vegetation is xeric succulent thicket, a suborder of subtropical tran- sitional thicket (Everard 1987), which encompasses Acocks's (1988) Fish River Scrub of the valley bushveld. It is a low (2 to 2,5 m), relatively sparse thicket with larger trees reaching 5 m (Everard 1987). Black rhinoceroses were common in this area in the past (Skead 1987). One sub-adult male and two adult female black rhinoceroses were kept in separate bomas for three weeks.
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