The diet of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) has been the subject of a number of studies in various regions but information for the central bushveld region is sparse. This communication shows a number of woody species utilized by black rhino in this region and identified by means of microhistological faecal analysis. A total of 18 species were identified from the samples collected.
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1 April 2012
Diet of Black Rhinoceros (Diceros Bicornis Minor) as Determined by Faecal Microhistological Analysis at the Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation Centre, Limpopo Province - a Preliminary Investigation
E.W. Malan,
B.K. Reilly,
M. Landman,
W.J. Myburgh
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black rhinoceros
Central Bushveld
diet
faecal analysis
Limpopo Province