THE BLACK RHINOCEROS 



Its long, prehensile upper lip is admirably adapted 

 for browsing, as the square lip of the other species 

 is for grazing. It is a rather interesting fact that 

 the White Rhinoceros should subsist entirely on grass, 

 and the Black species on leaves of trees and shrubs. 



Although met with in pairs or family parties, the 

 Black Rhinoceros is generally solitary. It is some- 

 what more alert and suspicious than the other species, 

 and is usually accompanied by Rhinoceros Birds. 



The Black Rhinoceros rests during the heat of 

 the day in the shade of a convenient tree, in a 

 thorny thicket, on the shady side of a pile of 

 rocks, amidst masses of reeds and in long grass ; it 

 sometimes lies out in the open, exposed to the fierce 

 heat of the midday sun. 



It feeds during the evening, night and early 

 morning, but may occasionally be seen on the move 

 on cloudy or rainy days. 



Like the other species of Rhino, it is never found 

 at any very great distance from water, to which it 

 resorts in the summer time to drink during the 

 evening and at dawn. After the early morning 

 drink, this Rhino, like its bigger cousin, wallows in 

 the mud, which subsequently cakes all over its body, 

 and helps to smother the ticks which attach them- 

 selves to the softer or thinner portions of its skin. 



In the winter season its visits to water are not so 

 frequent or regular. When feeding, these animals 

 are obliged to cover a great extent of ground to 

 procure sufficient nourishment for their huge bodies. 



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