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Reference Base  The relevance of 'territorial' behaviour in black rhino t... |
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The relevance of 'territorial' behaviour in black rhino to their population management |
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Adcock, K. |
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1994 |
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pp. 82-86, fig. 1, table 1 |
| Reference From: | Penzhorn, B.L. et al. 1994 Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994, pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Reproduction
Black Rhino
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| Pilanesberg NP. In Pilanesberg, young bulls in areas surrounded by established bull ranges have close ties with their mother until 6-8 years of age. Those in areas which have few established bull ranges around them start to break away from their mother at 2-4 years.
Firstly, Pilanesberg inform... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Translocation - Methods
Black Rhino
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| Territory/home range implications - Diceros bicornis. Territorial behaviour is an issue during the introduction of rhino into established populations. In the initial phase of introduction of rhino to a reserve, all rhino are equally disoriented; dominance patterns are not yet established; and t... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
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| The overall size and shape of rhino ranges is determined by the quality, quantity and distribution of food and water resources; and to a lesser extent the ranges of potential mates and competing animals. The ranges of dominant bulls therefore resembles jig-saw pieces over the resources of the re... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Fighting
Black Rhino
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| Males. When a young bull does try to establish himself in a territory, he either has to do so in an unoccupied area, or fight another bull to win some turf. In Pilanesberg, such 'upstarts' have little hope of winning a territory off a prime-aged bull (ca 1 7-30 years old), but can drive out or ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Black Rhino
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| Territorial behaviour is indicated by the repulsion of competing conspecifics from an area occupied by one individual, through overt defense or advertisement.
Territorial black and white rhino males show aggression to other rhino which are not tolerated, and chase them away. The clarity of the ... |
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