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Location
Kenya
Subject
Behaviour
Species
Black Rhino (bicornis)
Rhinos tame quicker and easier than any other animal. Even an adult can be tamed within only a few days.
Sheldrick, D. 1987. Raising a baby rhino. Pachyderm 8: 17-18.
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