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In Africa

CHAPTER VII
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It is a subject for wonder that the six or eight tick birds do not keep the rhino free of ticks, and it has even been argued by some naturalists that the rhino bird does not eat ticks, but merely uses the rhino as a convenient resting-place.

Also perhaps they enjoy the ride.
We had planned to get a rhino bird and perform an autopsy on him in order to analyze his contents, but did not do so.
[Photograph: The Ford of Tana River] [Photograph: The Baby Rhino] After the rhino has taken his dirt wallow, and looks fine in his new red coat, he then slowly and painstakingly proceeds to kill time during the rest of the day.

If danger threatens he becomes exceedingly nervous and excited.

His anxiety is quite acute.

In vain he tries to locate the danger, rushing one way for a few yards, then the other way, and finally all ways at once.


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