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Reference Base Castration of a black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis minor |
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Title: |
Castration of a black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis minor |
Author(s): |
Vos, V. de; Braack, H.H. |
Year published: |
1980 |
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Koedoe |
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23 |
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185-187, fig. 1 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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The unilaterally earless adult black rhinoceros bull, as depicted (Fig.1) was caught in the Hluhluwe Nature Reserve and translocated to the Addo Elephant National Park during September 1977. Two other adult black rhino bulls with normal external ears made up the full consignment. They were intr... |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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The unilaterally earless adult black rhinoceros bull, as depicted (Fig.1) was caught in the Hluhluwe Nature Reserve and translocated to the Addo Elephant National Park during September 1977. Two other adult black rhino bulls with normal external ears made up the full consignment. They were intr... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Translocation - Immobilization
Black Rhino
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Diceros bicornis in Addo NP, South Africa. The animal, that was already released in the Addo bush was subsequently sought out and immobilized, using a powder-charged hypodermic-projectile firing gun and a 1 ml capacity spingloaded projectile syringe loaded with a newly developed piperidine deriv... |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
Black Rhino
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After castration. Subsequently this rhino, however, underwent a change of temperament, which was subtle at first, but at this later stage must be considered quite drastic. He has become quite timid and predictable in his habits and reactions. Safaris of tourist can be taken out to view the ani... |
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Anatomy - Reproductive organs
Black Rhino
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In the rhino the testis is situated extra-abdominally in the usual position and it was decided to use the classic castration approach. A skin incision was made over the ventral aspect of the scrotum, through the parietal tunica vaginalis and the testis was exposed. The one testis was then lifte... |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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The unilaterally earless adult black rhinoceros bull, as depicted (Fig.1) was caught in the Hluhluwe Nature Reserve and translocated to the Addo Elephant National Park during September 1977. Two other adult black rhino bulls with normal external ears made up the full consignment. They were intr... |
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Reproduction - Management methods
Black Rhino
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The unilaterally earless adult black rhinoceros bull, as depicted (Fig.1) was caught in the Hluhluwe Nature Reserve and translocated to the Addo Elephant National Park during September 1977. Two other adult black rhino bulls with normal external ears made up the full consignment. They were intr... |
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