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| Title: |
Reproduction in black and white rhinos: a review |
| Author(s): |
Bertschinger, H.J. |
| Year published: |
1994 |
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pp. 155-161, fig.1 |
| Reference From: | Penzhorn, B.L. et al. 1994 Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994, pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| In 1892 the southern white was thought to be extinct but fortunately approximately 50-100 animals survived the cull in the Umfolozi Valleys. It is interesting to note that, although the current white and black rhino populations of South Africa originate from a handful of surviving animals, the g... |
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World
Reproduction
Black Rhino
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| The newborn rise to their feet soon after birth (10 minutes in one case) and are walking soon after that. They suckle for the first time within 3-4 h. Cows continue to suckle their young well into the following pregnancy in the wild. Natal Parks report cows lactating for up to 15 month. |
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World
Reproduction
White Rhino
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| Little information is available here and some people use the same figures given for black rhinos (females 7 or 8 years; males 8 years). However, white rhino bulls only start to hold their territory at 12,5 years of age. |
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Reproduction
White Rhino
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| The calf is weaned at about 12 months of age but stays with the mother for the first 2-3 years of its life. |
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World
Management - Programs
All Rhino Species
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| Strategies to save the rhino by means of captive breeding programmes have also not been successful. If one looks at the 1987-1990 statistics of rhinos in captive breeding programmes, 204 black rhinos were to be found in 72 locations all over the world. During this period 30 births were register... |
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Captive - Europe
Captivity - Zoo Records
Indian Rhino
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| Although the great Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in the Middle Ages, the first breeding was recorded in 1956 at Basel Zoo. This zoo has the best record for breeding the great Indian rhino, and as a result, is probably the most reliable source of reproductive data relating to this species. |
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Reproduction - Management methods
White Rhino
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| The only paper related to this subject, which does not include pregnancy, is that of Hindle et all. One northern and one southern rhino cow were used in the study. The main urinary steroids in white rhino cows were found to be oestradiol-17 and 20 -DHP. Cyclic patterns for both steroids were ... |
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Reproduction
Black Rhino
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| Gestation length recorded in the wild is, for obvious reasons, quite variable. The Natal Parks report a gestation period of 450 days with mean intercalving periods of 44 and 30 months in Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Parks, respectively. In Zurich Zoological Gardens, where 6 births have taken place in ... |
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Captive - Asia
Captivity - Zoo Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| The first rhinoceros ever to be born in captivity was a Sumatran rhino which was born in the Calcutta Zoo in 1894. |
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Reproduction
Black Rhino
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| Black rhinos in Africa appear to cycle the year round. However, there is a bimodal distribution which is reflected in the calving pattern. The majority conceptions occur in October-November and a second peak is seen in April-July. These correspond with parturition peaks in January-February and ... |
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Reproduction in black and white rhinos: a review
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