South African zoology: a text book for the use of students, trackers and others in South Africa

Of the white rhinoceros, once very abundant, only a few now survive in Zululand; it afforded a ready prey for the hunter, and its extermination is only a matter of time unless the strict measures now taken for its preservation afford it some protection.

The black rhino may be distinguished from the white rhino by its much smaller size and its possession of a proboscis-like upper lip.

The black rhino may be distinguished from the white rhino by its much smaller size and its possession of a proboscis-like upper lip.