Sunday 4 April 1802, Skeet Fontein, `one of the people shot a Rhinoceros'
Male shot Dec 1801 at Koussie Fountain. perfectly bald excepting a few coarse bristles on the tip of the ears and extemity of the tail - and the eye lashes.
Male shot Dec 1801 at Koussie Fountain. The whole skin is of a disagreeable ash colour approaching to that of a toad.
18 Nov 1801, Magaaga Mountains. `The tracks of Rhinoceros in plenty.' 19 Nov 1801, idem `The Rhinoceros had left such marks as proved that he had but lately gone from the spot ...'
Sunday 27 Dec 1801, Kossy. Two farmers who had remained in the fields all night from the Giraffe hunt arrived - they had shot a Rhinoceros in our neighbourhood - large of the kind - the black two horned Rhinoceros -this specimen an old male is beyond comparison the most awkward and ugly of quadrupeds - he bears a closer resemblance to the Hippopotamus than to any opther animal but he is still more clumsy in all his shapes.
both are solid masses of horn
Male shot at Koussie Fountain 1801 the foremost horn was split and wore [sic] in several places - a circumstance common to the males.
31 Oct 1801, Jonkers Fonteyn. `At day light the print of a Rhinoceros feet was discovered who had come to drink in the night.'
Seikloa
Magooe
Male shot Dec 1801 at Koussie Fountain. perfectly bald excepting a few coarse bristles on the tip of the ears and extemity of the tail - and the eye lashes.
The upper lip falls in a curve from the base of the first horn like the hawk bill turtle.
Male shot 27 Dec 1801 - S Africa. Length from nose to root of tail, 10 feet 6 inch Length --- to behind the ear, 2 feet 9 inch Length from behind the ear to behind crest, 2 feet 9 inch
Male shot Dec 1801 at Koussie Fountain. perfectly bald excepting a few coarse bristles on the tip of the ears and extemity of the tail - and the eye lashes.
Male shot Dec 1801 at Koussie Fountain. The whole skin is of a disagreeable ash colour approaching to that of a toad.
Male shot Dec 1801 at Koussie Fountain. perfectly bald excepting a few coarse bristles on the tip of the ears and extemity of the tail - and the eye lashes.
Male shot Dec 1801 - South Africa. Length of tail, 2 feet
The upper lip falls in a curve from the base of the first horn like the hawk bill turtle.
Male shot Dec 1801 - South Africa, Length of fore horn, 1 foot 4 inch Length of second horn, 10 inch Circumference base of large horn, 2 feet
Male shot Dec 1801 - South Africa. Length of ear, 9 inch. Distance across the ears, 1 foot 1 inch
Male shot Dec 1801 - South Africa. Circumference round the belly, 9 feet
