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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
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White rhino are territorial. |
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In the wild, adult female are usually only accompanied by a single offspring. Subadults tend to associate in pairs and bulls typically are solitary. If a bull remains with a cow for more than a day, it is assumed the cow is coming into oestrous. |
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Behavioural observations of captive white rhino indicated oestrous cycle lengths ranging from 30-90 days, whereas Owen Smith reported an oestrous cycle length of about 30 days for animals in South Africa. Wagner (1986) said 42 days. Another study using urinary steroid analysis indicated the oes... |
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The captive population of both subspecies is in a demographic crisis. As of Dec 1994, 54% of the captive southern white rhinos were >20 years of age, and the reproductive rate of founders and first and second generation were only 30%, 8% and 0% respectively. The higher reproductive rate in foun... |
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