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Reference Base A note on the birth of a white rhinoceros, Diceros simus,... |
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Title: |
A note on the birth of a white rhinoceros, Diceros simus, at Pretoria Zoo |
Author(s): |
Smith, L.J. |
Year published: |
1968 |
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International Zoo Yearbook |
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8 |
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134, fig. 3 |
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Captive - Africa
Reproduction
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo. The calf suckled soon after birth. |
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Captive - Africa
Morphology
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo - newborn. The skin was wrinkled and light grey in colour. At about the age of one month the folds had disappeared completely. |
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Captive - Africa
Morphology
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo - newborn. The skin was wrinkled and light grey in colour. At about the age of one month the folds had disappeared completely. |
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Captive - Africa
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo. The rhinos are fed on grass, lucerne hay and a concentrate mash with 14 % protein content. |
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Captive - Africa
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo. The rhinos are fed on grass, lucerne hay and a concentrate mash with 14 % protein content. |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Captive - Africa
Morphology
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo - newborn. the skin was wrinkled and light grey in colour |
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Subject:
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Captive - Africa
Morphology
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo - newborn. the skin was wrinkled and light grey in colour |
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Location:
Subject:
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Captive - Africa
Reproduction
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo. The male was not separated from the female after the birth of the calf. The female kept the male and the female rhinos away from the calf by snorting and making short charges. |
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Captive - Africa
Captivity - Zoo Records
White Rhino
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Male born on 8 June 1967. Mother had arrived on 17 April 1966 from Umfolozi, together with full-grown male. Mating must have taken place before arrival in the zoo. |
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Captive - Africa
Captivity
White Rhino
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Pretoria Zoo - Ceratotherium simum. The rhinos are kept in a 12-acre enclosure surrounded by a moat of 1.8 m deep. The enclosure is grassed with Kikuyu grass which provides ample grazing in the rainy season. Acacia trees supply shade and there is a muddly pool for the rhinos to wallow in. |
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