Rivers Pane and Bila, Sumatra. Rhinos of two species are found both in the plains and on the highest and most inaccessible mountains.
Sees a rhino on Lorogi Mountains.
Matthews Range - Female shot under Mt. Wyiro.
Sees rhino tracks near lake Rudolph. Shoots a mature male near Lake Rudolp, near northern end, on eastern shore of Bassu, Dec 1895. The animal is much smaller than average rhino further south and horns are not long.
He sees a rhinoceros.
Rhinoceros near El Bogoi. A very large bull in poor condition was shot here.
Jambeni Range, sees rhinoceros.
On Mt Kenia, shoots a female with a horn of 40 inches round the curve.
Rhinoceros shot at El Gereh (lower Seya) under Matthews Range, 7 Sep 1895. Female shot under Mt. Wyiro.
northern Kenya, Male shot at El Gereh, Matthews Range, 7 Sep 1895 Total length over back from tip of upper lip to root of tail, 11 feet Total length in straight line opposite side, 10 feet Total length over back from tip of upper lip to end of tail, 13 ft 4 inch Perpendicular height in straight line at shoulder, 5 ft 3 inch This was a large rhinoceros for Equatorial Africa. In Southern Africa the may possibly run larger. On Lake Rudolph they are much smaller
northern Kenya, Male shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 21 Dec 1895 Total length without tail, in straight line, 9 ft Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 9 inch
northern Kenya, Female shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 24 Dec 1895 Total length without tail, in straight line, 8 ft 3 inch Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 7 inch
The rhinoceros generally run away from man as all animals. Sometimes they will charge without cause. I do not believe that they differ in disposition in different localities.
The animals were hunted for their horn (soemboe badak). While the export of these horns was important earlier, this has now almost stopped, first because the animal is only rarely met with nowadays, secondly because the population does not engage in hunting much anymore.
Northern Kenya, Female shot under Mt. Wyiro, 26 May 1896, Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 10 inch
I do not believe that there is more than one species of black rhinoceros in Africa.
On Mt Kenia, shoots a female with a horn of 40 inches round the curve. This horn ought perhaps to be classed as R. holmwoodi, but I have a shrewd suspicion that the range of that interesting species is limited to the bazaars of Zanzibar.
Northern Kenya, Male shot at El Gereh, Matthews Range, 7 Sep 1895. Perpendicular height in straight line at shoulder, 5 ft 3 inch
northern Kenya, Female shot under Mt. Wyiro, 26 May 1896 Total length without tail, in straight line, 8 ft 8 inch Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 10 inch
On Mt Kenia, shoots a female with a horn of 40 inches round the curve.
Northern Kenya, Male shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 21 Dec 1895, Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 9 inch
Northern Kenya, Female shot at northern end of Lake Rudolph, 24 Dec 1895. Height at shoulder in straight line, 4 ft 7 inch
