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Title: Faecal progesterone metabolite analysis for non-invasive monitoring of reproductive function in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Author(s): Schwarzenberger, F.; Walzer, C.; Tomasova, K.; Vahala, J.; Meister, J.; Goodrowe, K.L.; Zima, J.; Strauss, G.; Lynch, M.
Year published: 1998
Journal: Animal Reproduction Science
Volume: 53
Pages: 173-190
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World
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
White Rhino
White rhino are territorial.
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World
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
White Rhino
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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Captive
Reproduction
White Rhino
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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Captive
Captivity - Zoo Records
White Rhino
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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