From the upper Kosanga River I received horns which probably belong to R. africanus.
In Congo no rhinoceros seems to occur.
Regarding the colour of the rhinoceros, this is often confusing, even when the animal is quite close, because they wallow in dirt in the hot and dry season, which, when dried up, sticks on the skin and gives the animals a bright grey colour.
Chardid
In the region of the White Nile two species of rhinoceros would occur: one the common black rhinoceros R. africanus, the other the probably lighter R. simus.
Ainazah
Om qarn
Regarding the colour of the rhinoceros, this is often confusing, even when the animal is quite close, because they wallow in dirt in the hot and dry season, which, when dried up, sticks on the skin and gives the animals a bright grey colour.
In the hot and dry season the rhinos wallow in mud. Probably they do this to rid themselves of flies and ticks, maybe at the same time to keep the hide soft.
We have horns of 3 1/3 feet length, which should belong to R. simus.
