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Diceros bicornis bicornis (Southern black rhinoceros)
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recto Diceros bicornis bicornis (Zwarte neushoorn; mannelijk)
Date in of na 2-nov-1778
Afmetingen: in Rijnlandse maat; verso: ook relaas van verdere schietpartijen (recto in Gordon's handschrift, evenals de laatste alinea onderaan op verso; grootste deel van verso in schoonschrift; volledige tekst in: L.C. Rookmaker, Appendix I van zijn scriptie, p. 210-213)signatuur en datum, boven, eind van tweede regel, pen in bruin en bruinzwart: ‘[...] den 2 nov: 1778. R: J: Gordon. / [...]’ (in Gordon's handschrift; met grote vlek in het midden)
Omschrijving: Een zwarte neushoorn (Diceros bicornis): mannetje; met schaalverdeling.
Vervaardiger: tekenaar: Robert Jacob Gordon
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARecto_Diceros_bicornis_bicornis_%28Zwarte_neushoorn_mannelijk%29%2C_RP-T-1914-17-205.jpg
The black rhinoceros, black rhino or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa. Although the species is referred to as black, its colours vary from brown to grey. It is the only extant species of the genus Diceros.
Southern black rhinoceros or Cape black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis) – Extinct subspecies. Once abundant from the Cape of Good Hope to Transvaal, South Africa and probably into the south of Namibia, this was the largest subspecies. It became extinct due to excessive hunting and habitat destruction around 1850.
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Genus: Diceros
Species: Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
- Rhinoceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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