Rhino Social Media

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White rhino bulls use dung middens to communicate their presence and demarcate their territories. They’ll also kick around in the middens to transfer the scent onto their feet and then spread it throughout their stomping grounds, communicating their ownership to interlopers.

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

White Rhino Territorial Demarcation

23 thoughts on “Rhino Social Media”

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Beauty Along the Road February 6, 2017 at 2:37 am

Dung middens – just learned a new word 🙂

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorFebruary 6, 2017 at 3:41 am
  
  That’s brilliant, glad we could help expand your vocabulary, Annette! 😀
  
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  1. Beauty Along the Road February 6, 2017 at 3:41 am
    
    Someone surely has thought of a dictionary of scatology? 🙂
    
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  2. de Wets Wild Post authorFebruary 7, 2017 at 3:24 am
    
    I agree, Annette! There must be so many euphemisms in use 😀
    
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joanfrankham January 30, 2017 at 11:07 am

What a privilege to see this animal close by

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 31, 2017 at 3:58 am
  
  Absolutely, Joan! Long may they continue to roam our wild places.
  
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JanetRimmington January 29, 2017 at 3:18 pm

A beautiful and regal creature.

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 30, 2017 at 3:29 am
  
  Very true Janet, and worthy of all the effort going into their protection!
  
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  1. JanetRimmington January 30, 2017 at 3:49 am
    
    And more!!
    
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wildlife-reporter January 29, 2017 at 12:59 pm

Lovely creatures!

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 30, 2017 at 3:28 am
  
  Indeed!
  
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prior.. January 29, 2017 at 10:01 am

how interesting that they do this….
and wonderful collage

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 30, 2017 at 3:24 am
  
  Thank you kindly!
  
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  1. prior.. January 31, 2017 at 1:24 pm
    
    🙂
    
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Midwestern Plant Girl January 29, 2017 at 4:46 am

Woah! I’d just buy a new pair of shoes if that happened to me 😣

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 30, 2017 at 3:23 am
  
  Luckily we have other methods of bragging about our status…
  
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Linda Gukicova January 29, 2017 at 1:49 am

I wonder if they give each other “likes”.

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 29, 2017 at 3:11 am
  
  They certainly respect the owner of the territory!
  
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loisajay January 29, 2017 at 12:15 am

Whoa. That is one big mark, eh?

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1. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 29, 2017 at 3:10 am
  
  Their dung middens can become really huge, Lois, seeing as they’re used almost daily, year-in and year-out.
  
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  1. loisajay January 29, 2017 at 3:31 am
    
    so many interesting things I learn from you! Thanks so much.
    
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  2. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 30, 2017 at 3:23 am
    
    We get so excited about our wild places, Lois and we love sharing them with you!
    
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