in Zambia in the Zambezi Valley east of Lake Kariba.
Ceratotherium simum. Reintroduced in 1962 from Natal to the Matopos National Park and the Kyle Dam Reserve, Fort Victoria, Rhodesia.
Easily distinguished from the Black Rhinoceros in the possession of a massive hump at the junction of the neck and shoulders, the tail in this species, when on the move, looped over the back and not held erect as in the case of the Black Rhino.
Diceros bicornis. in Zambia in the Kafue National Park and adjacent areas.
Tends to deposit its excrement in the same place, large piles eventually accumulating.
Still occurs in the Southern and Central Provinces of Malawi.
At one time occurring widely in southern Africa, the species has gradually been shot out except in parts of Natal and Zululand, the Eastern Transvaal and Portuguese East Africa, northern South West Africa, Angola and northern Bechuanaland. It occurs northwards to East Africa and westwards to Lake Chad. Recorded by Baines, 1867-70 journey, as occurring on the highveld of Rhodesia as far east as about Hartley, and by Selous, 1878-80, as being quite numerous between the Limpopo and Zambezi, the trade in their horns, which commenced about 1880, leading to their quick extinction in large areas.
Still occurs in the Southern and Central Provinces of Malawi.
Ceratotherium simum. Reintroduced in 1962 from Natal to the Matopos National Park and the Kyle Dam Reserve, Fort Victoria, Rhodesia.
eye very small,
Grassland or open tree and bush savanna.
Diceros bicornis. in Zambia in the northern Mporokoso district.
Woodland and thickets, especially areas of dense thornbush in broken country, wandering to feed.
Diceros bicornis. in Zambia in the Kafue National Park and adjacent areas, Luangwa and Luano Valleys.
in Zambia west of Abercorn.
Diceros bicornis. in Zambia in Luangwa and Luano Valleys.
White rhino, Never recorded from Zambia or Malawi, but in the former may have occurred in south-western Barotseland.
upper lip straight with no trace of a proboscis.
Ear length 11 inch
nostrils oval,
practically hairless except on the margins of the ears and on either side of the extremity of the tail.
Ceratotherium simum. the last specimen was shot near Mazoe in 1895 by A. Eyre, and it is now in the South African Museum, Cape Town.
Ceratotherium simum. Formerly widely distributed in Rhodesia and recorded by Selous from Matabeleland and east to near Hartley from 1872-80.
Recently reintroduced from the Kariba Lake area to the Wankie National Park.
In Rhodesia, now confined to the middle Zambezi Valley on the south bank of the Kariba Lake and the whole of the valley eastwards to the Portuguese border and parts of the Chipinga and Darwin areas. Vagrants wander far from these areas on occasion.
Usually solitary, in pairs or a female with a calf.
Grunts, snorts and squeals loudly.
Predominantly diurnal, but will water and move at night. Dependent on a plentiful water supply.
Very fond of mud wallows.
eye very small,
General colour grey black
Hairless except for a fringe along the edge of the ears and bristles on either side of the extremity of the tail.
Gestation period. 16-18 months
Feeding in the late afternoon and early morning, they normally take to the shade of thick bush during the heat of the day, where they sleep standing up or lying down with their feet doubled up under them, or on their sides. Dependent on water, drinking at night and very fond of wallowing in mud. Less active than the Black Rhino and heavier in its movements.
Two horns, composed of fused epi- dermal cells, arising from the skin on the snout, the front longer than the rear. The front horn averaging, in Natal, about 24 inches and more slender than in the Black Rhino, normally curved gently backwards, the upper part in the front usually slightly flattened through contact with the ground. Aberrant front horns known, these straight and pointing forwards at an angle. The posterior horn as a rule straight, conical and laterally flattened and nearly square at the base, averaging about 9 inches. Horns of cows more slender than those of the bulls and usually longer.
head very long and massive
ears funnel shaped with rounded tips.
Females slightly smaller than males.
Can gallop faster than a man running.
head very long and massive
Hairless except for a fringe along the edge of the ears and bristles on either side of the extremity of the tail.
Almost exclusively a browser, but in some areas grazing seasonally.
Ears longer, tubular and more pointed than the Black Rhino and larger.
Solitary or in pairs or small family parties.
Nostril an elongated slit, parallel to the mouth
General colour slaty grey.
Upper lip with a distinct triangular, prehensile, median prolongation like a rudimentary trunk.
Legs solid and massive, each with three broad nail-like hooves.
nostrils oval,
Two horns, composed of fused epidermal cells, arising from the skin on the snout, the front longer than the rear, up to 30 inch and 19 inch respectively, average however much less.
Length up to 9 feet 0 inch
Tail 2 feet
Two horns, composed of fused epi- dermal cells, arising from the skin on the snout, the front longer than the rear. The front horn averaging, in Natal, about 24 inches and more slender than in the Black Rhino, normally curved gently backwards, the upper part in the front usually slightly flattened through contact with the ground. Aberrant front horns known, these straight and pointing forwards at an angle. The posterior horn as a rule straight, conical and laterally flattened and nearly square at the base, averaging about 9 inches. Horns of cows more slender than those of the bulls and usually longer.
upper lip straight with no trace of a proboscis.
practically hairless except on the margins of the ears and on either side of the extremity of the tail.
ears funnel shaped with rounded tips.
General colour grey black
Ears longer, tubular and more pointed than the Black Rhino and larger.
Almost exclusively a browser, but in some areas grazing seasonally.
Easily distinguished from the Black Rhinoceros in the possession of a massive hump at the junction of the neck and shoulders, the tail in this species, when on the move, looped over the back and not held erect as in the case of the Black Rhino.
It is abundantly curious, singularly nervous and highly irascible, and, in paroxysms of fury, will tear up the ground or any handy object such as a bush or ant heap when wounded or seriously annoyed.
Two horns, composed of fused epidermal cells, arising from the skin on the snout, the front longer than the rear, up to 30 inch and 19 inch respectively, average however much less.
General colour slaty grey.
one at a birth.
Height at shoulder about 5 feet
When on the move the head is carried low, the front horn nearly scraping on the ground, the young preceding the mother who follows closely behind, as opposed to the Black Rhino whose young follows the mother.
mild tempered, sluggish, timid and inquisitive.
Dependent on water, drinking at night and very fond of wallowing in mud.
Gestation period 18 months
A single young at a birth, apparently no fixed season.
Nostril an elongated slit, parallel to the mouth
Weight of males up to 2500 lb, females 2000 lb.
Legs solid and massive, each with three broad nail-like hooves.
Upper lip with a distinct triangular, prehensile, median prolongation like a rudimentary trunk.
Males about 4000 lb, females 3000 lb.
Males fight savagely during the rutting season.
In Natal about July, August.
A single young at a birth, apparently no fixed season.
Height 5 ft 6 in for males, 5 ft 0 in females
The front horn averaging, in Natal, about 24 inches. The posterior horn averaging about 9 inches.
Two horns, the front longer than the rear, up to 30 inch and 19 inch respectively, average however much less.
Length of ear 9 inches
