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lack rhinoceros in the Transvaal was seen in the Kruger National<br />
Park in 1936.<br />
Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zobhejane viz umkhombe ubhejane<br />
omhlophe bese kuba ubhejane omnyama. Lezizinhlobo<br />
zitholakala eningizimu yezindawo ze Afrika. Umkhombe<br />
utholakala ezindaweni ezingase ningizimu njengo<br />
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi isiqiwu sakwa-Zulu Natali.<br />
Leziziqiwu zasungulwa ngeminyaka yawo 1897 maduze<br />
nase st. Lucia. Ubhejane omnyama uwuntengo<br />
ephezulu/awudlisi ngalokho wancishiswa ngo-1930<br />
kwasala abasukela ku-85 kuya ku-135. Enyakatho<br />
neziqiwi I-Hluhluwe-Nemfolozi esiqiwini sasemKhuze<br />
kwasala abayi-15 kwi-Natali yonyaka. Obhejane<br />
bokugcina abamyama bagcina ukubonakala esiqiwini<br />
iKruger National Park ngo 1936.<br />
Kulo lucwaningo siyathola ukuthi ubhejane yisilwane esikhonze amaqabunga, namagatsha<br />
ezihlahla kanye nameva. Yingakho-ke uvame ukutholakala ezindaweni ezingamahlozi<br />
raphe kutholakala khona ukudla kwawo. Uvame ukutholakala uzihambela wodwa uma<br />
uhamba ngamibili kusuke kuyithole nonina.<br />
Kuyatholakala futhi ukuthi obhejane abamhlophe bavame ukuhamba, amaqenjana aholwa<br />
yinkunzi endala. Kungumsebenzi wayo inkunzi endala ukukakelezela indawo yeqembu<br />
ngomchamo ukuze elinye iqembu lingangeni kuyona. Ukungena kwenye inkunzi<br />
kuleyondawo sekuyimpi.<br />
U-Bulpin nabanye (1984: 571) bayakufakazela okushiwo ngenhla lapho bethi:<br />
White rhinoceros occur in small groups conSistIng of a<br />
single dominant or territorial bull, subordinate bulls, cows<br />
and their offspring. Territorial bulls occupy clearly<br />
defmed territories which they defend against the trespass<br />
of the other bulls from neighbouring territories territories<br />
in the Umfolozi Game Reserve in Natal, these territories<br />
vary in size from 0, 75 km to 2, 60 km. Territorial bulls<br />
mark their territories by spray urination or defecating on<br />
latrines along the boundaries. Territorial bulls trespassing<br />
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