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Walt, P. van der 1998. Flack’s remarkable rhino. Safari Times Africa 1 (2): 1, fig. 1.

Flack’s remarkable rhino

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

On 30 Jan 1998, a 35-40 yr old white rhino bull was shot at Loskop Dam. The well-known South African sportsman paid VAT-inclusive Rand 182,400. He was guided by Louis Marais of Karoo Safaris. Flack used a South African made custom built rifle built around a Czech Brno ZKK 602 action equipped with a german Walther barel in English .416 Rigby calibre and topped with a Zeiss telescope. The magnificent trophy will be mounted by Rodney Kretzschmar's Trans African taxidermists and displayed in Flack's private museum in the Karoo.

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum) Year 1998

Male shot by P.Flack in Loskop Dam, South Africa. He paid a Vat inclusive Rand 182,400 for the trophy. The previous highest proce had been R 105,000 paid for a female white rhino with a 623 mm long front horn.

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Male shot by P.Flack in Loskop Dam, South Africa. Front horn 9.8 kg, upon removal, rear horn 3.8 kg

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Male shot by P.Flack in Loskop Dam, South Africa. length front horn 927 mm, circumference 756 mm rear horn 292 mm, circumference 641 mm

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