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tshukudu

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rhino

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A large herbivorous pachyderm of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

rhinoceros

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herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)

O re bontsha tshukudu e ntsho e e fetang sekgala sa dimetara di se kae fela go tswa mo go rona.
He points to a black rhinoceros crossing just a few yards in front of us.

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Matlalo a mangau, dinaka tsa ditlou, marapo a dinkwe, dinaka tsa tshukudu le dikhudubane ke dingwe tsa dilo tse di thibetsweng ka molao gone jaanong.
Leopard pelts, elephant ivory, tiger bones, rhino horns, and turtles are among currently banned commodities.

Boorra Balfour, ba ba neng ba tlhola ba di lebile fa di dira jalo, ba bolela gore tshukudu e tla inwetsa mo seretseng ka bonya, “o bo o utlwa phologolo eno e e itumetseng e kgwa mowa e bo e rapama ka letlhakore le lengwe metsotso e sekae . . . pele ga e tswelela ka go tlhapa, gantsi e bidikama mo go sone ka mokwatla e ntse e ragaragela maoto kwa godimo.”
The Balfours, who often observed this, relate that as the rhino would slowly sink into the mud, “a sigh would then be heard, and the satisfied animal would lie on one side for a few minutes . . . before continuing its ablutions, often rolling right over on to its back, feet kicking skywards.”

Batho ba le bantsi ba ba ileng ba ithuta tshukudu e ntsho ba e rata fela jalo.
This affection for the black rhino is shared by many who have made a study of it.

Moragonyana re ne ra ema go sekae go lebelela tshukudu e ntsho e le kgakajana le ditlou di le fa gaufi di fula mo ditlhareng.
Later we paused to observe black rhino in the distance and wild elephants close by feeding on the trees.

Baithuti ba le bantsi ba dumela gore kgopolo ya phologolo e e lonaka longwe fela e tswa mo dipegong tsa magatwe go tswa Yuropa tse di bolelang kaga tshukudu.”
Most scholars believe the image of the unicorn was derived from hearsay European accounts of the rhinoceros.”

Gantsi fa tshukudu e tshweu e bona motho mo sekgweng, e mo utlwa kgotsa e mo dupelela, e tla tshaba ka ntlha ya letshogo.
When confronted in the wild by man, the white rhino will usually flee in panic at the sight, sound, or smell of a human.

O o leng gaufi thata le go nyelela ke tshukudu e ntsho ya Afrika.
Teetering near the brink is the African black rhinoceros.

Ka ntlha ya tsela e dinaka tsa tshukudu di leng tlhwatlhwakgolo ka yone mo kilogerama e le nngwe ya tsone e ka jang R7 000, dinokwane tsa teng di bona go tshwanela gore di robe le sekgontinyana sa lonaka lo lo setseng lwa tshukudu e e kgaotsweng lonaka.
With rhino horns fetching up to $900 a pound [$2,000 per kg], poachers feel that even the stumps of a dehorned rhino are worth gouging out.

Fa mongwe a ne a ka rakana le tshukudu e gaketse mo nageng, go bona setlhare se a ka se palamang e ne e tla nna thuso e e molemolemo.
If one encountered a rhino on a rampage in a wilderness area, a tree to climb would be most useful.

O re bontsha tshukudu e ntsho e e fetang sekgala sa dimetara di se kae fela go tswa mo go rona.
He points to a black rhinoceros crossing just a few yards in front of us.

Kgotsa fa di rata, di kgona go loma diaparo—seo ke kgetsi e potlana mo tshenekeging e e kgonang le go phunya letlalo le le thata la tshukudu.
Or if they choose, they can bite through clothing—that’s not a problem for an insect that can pierce even the tough hide of a rhinoceros.

Pampitshana e e ngapareditsweng mo molemong ono e balega jaana: “Molemo ono o dirilwe ka kelotlhoko ka Lonaka lwa Tshukudu le Diokobatsi tse di Alafang Letshoroma, e bile seno se dirilwe se kaelwa ke Baitse.
The label on this purported medicine contains this message: “This medicine is carefully prepared from the best selected Rhinoceros Horn and Anti-Fever Drugs, and under the direct supervision of Experts.

Porofesa Paul Haupt o tlhalosa jaana: ‘Mo dilong tse di kgobokantsweng go tswa kwa dingwageng tsa bogare dinaka tsa tshukudu kana tsa narwhal (e gape e bidiwang tlhapi e e lonaka longwe fela kana leruarua le le lonaka longwe fela) di ne di lejwa e le dinaka tsa phologolo eno e e lonaka longwe fela.’
Professor Paul Haupt explains: ‘In medieval collections horns of the rhinoceros or tusks of the narwhal (also called unicorn fish or unicorn whale) figured as horns of the unicorn.’

Esmond Martin, o ne a etela kwa nageng nngwe kwa Asia ka 1988 mme a fitlhela gore tlhwatlhwa ya kilogerama e le nngwe ya lonaka lwa tshukudu e oketsegile gararo go tloga go R4 520 go ya go R13 750 mo dingwageng di le tharo.
Esmond Martin, visited an Asian country in 1988 and found that the price of rhino horn had increased within three years from $695 to $2,114 a pound [$1,532 to $4,660 per kg].

Batho ba le bantsi ba di dirisetsa go dira melemo, ba bangwe ba itumelela go nna le molelema wa thipa e mokgothi wa yone o dirilweng ka lenaka la tshukudu.
Many people use them for medicines, and others enjoy the prestige of possessing a dagger with a rhino- horn handle.

Ka jalo, ke sone se seane se reng: “E re o gopola tshukudu o ikanye setlhare!”
Thus, the expression: “Do not speak of the rhino if there is no tree nearby!”

Lonaka lwa tshukudu lo ratiwa ka lebaka le lengwe le le farologaneng kwa Yemen—le dirisediwa go dira mekgothi ya ditšhaka.
In Yemen, rhino horn is prized for another reason —as a material for dagger handles.

O ka farologanya jang tshukudu e ntsho le tshukudu e tshweu e re ka tsotlhe di le kwebu?
How can you tell the difference between the black rhino and the white rhino, since they are both gray?

“Lonaka lo lo longwe fela lwa [tshukudu] lo ka ja [diranta di ka nna 70 000],” go bega jalo pampiri nngwe ya dikgang ya mo Afrika, ya The Star.
“A single [rhino] horn can fetch $25,000,” reports an African newspaper, The Star.

Buka nngwe ya bojanala e e itsegeng thata mo borwa jwa Afrika e tlhagisa batho gore “le ka motlha ba se ka ba tshepa” tshukudu e ntsho “le gore ba tsamaele kgakala le yone.”
A popular field guide to animals in southern Africa warns that the black rhino “should never be taken on trust, and should be given a reasonably wide berth.”

Tshukudu e ntsho
Black rhino

Eno ke tshukudu e ntsho ya Afrika—e matlhagatlhaga thata, e rata ntwa, e pelwana.
This is Africa’s black rhino —inquisitive, pugnacious, easily alarmed.

Fa tshukudu e mo atamela, monna yono o ne a tsholetsa leoto la gagwe mme tshukudu ya mo nkgankga fela e bo e itsamaela!
As the rhino stepped forward, the man raised his foot, but the rhino merely sniffed it and trotted away!

Mo mafelong a mantsi ano a go sireleditsweng diphologolo tsa naga kwa go one, o kgona go bona mefuta e metlhano ya diphologolo tse dikgolo—tlou, tshukudu, tau, lengau le nare.
In many of these wildlife reserves, you can see the so-called big five —elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, and buffalo.

Ke gone ka moo ka dinako tse dingwe o ka fitlhelang tshukudu e fetsa diuraura e le mo mogobeng e sa fetse.
It is therefore not surprising that rhino can sometimes be seen to linger in their miry bed for hours on end.