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Fraser, A.D. 1958. On the present status of ungulates in Southern Rhodesia. Mammalia 22: 469-475.

On the present status of ungulates in Southern Rhodesia

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Location Zimbabwe Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Diceros bicornis. In the south of the colony only two pockets of rhinoceros are known to exist, the other in a very confined area north of the Ramisikana River in the Nuanetsi Native district.

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Location Zimbabwe Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

In the south of the colony only two pockets of rhinoceros are known to exist, the one in the Ciepangai valley in the Chipinga native district.

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Location Zimbabwe Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

Rhinoceros occur in the Zambesi Valley in the Urunge Native district in fair numbers and are reported from the Darwin Native district.

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Location Zimbabwe Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

Ceratotherium simum. The only hope is the exceedingly difficult and unexplored country between the Chewore and Angwa Rivers in the Zambesi valley.

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Location Zimbabwe Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

Diceros bicornis. The Sajarira Range in the Sebungwe Native district contains what is probably the biggest concentration of rhinoceros in the colony. No attempt has been made to estimate numbers, but there is no doubt that these animals are quite plentiful.

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Location Zimbabwe Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

It was hoped that some white rhinoceros would be ?discovered' in the Sebungwe as a result of the widespread activities in the area. No such reports have been received.

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