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SOUTH AFRICAN MAMMALS 



Diceros bicornis. Black or Prehensile-lipped Rhinoceros 

 Zwarte Bhenoster. 



The common Rhinoceros at one time roamed the 

 country from Cape Town to the Zambesi. At present it 

 is not found south of the Zambesi except for a few in 

 the Eastern Transvaal, Zululand and the Portuguese 

 territory. Northwards it extends to Somaliland, being 

 still common in East Africa. 



FIG. 50. Head of Black Ehino. 



It is smaller than the White Rhino and has the upper 

 lip attenuated in the middle, forming a flexible or pre- 

 hensile organ, wherewith to facilitate the grasping of the 

 reeds, leaves, plants, &c., which form its food. The 



