White rhinos communicate through their ablution habits

A study by a University of Pretoria researcher into the ablution habits of white rhinos in the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, has revealed that these animals use their place of defecation to communicate with each other and take decisions that can affect their ecology.

White rhinos communicate through their ablution habits: Prof Andreas Jürgens and Dr Courtney Marneweck. (Photo: Prof Adrian Shrader)

A white rhino midden.
Prof Andreas Jürgens and Dr Courtney Marneweck.

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