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Delme-Radcliffe, C. 1905. Rough notes on the natural history of the country west of Lake Victoria Nyanza. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905 (2): 181-191.

Rough notes on the natural history of the country west of Lake Victoria Nyanza

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Location Tanzania Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Observations in regions traversed by Anglo-German Boundary Commission in 1902-1904. Rhinos are extremely numerous on the right bank of the Kagera, especially in Karagwe. The number of these animals is quite remarkable, and according to accounts received

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Location Tanzania Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1905

Observations in regions traversed by Anglo-German Boundary Commission in 1902-1904. Karagwe - All seem to belong to the common black African type. Stories were current of the existence of the white rhinoceros, but these rumours require confirmation.

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Location Tanzania Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

The rhinos appear to have no hesitation in frequenting the extremely steep and difficult hills of Karagwe. Their tracks and signs were seen up and down hills and on ridges which appeared more adapted to the habits of klipspringers and goats than of such bulky animals as rhinos.

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