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Chowdhury, T. 1966. A note on breeding Indian rhinoceroceroses Rhinoceros unicornis at Gauhati Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 6: 197.

A note on breeding Indian rhinoceroceroses Rhinoceros unicornis at Gauhati Zoo

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Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Height at birth 23 inch, Gauhati, Oct 1963, female

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Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis) Year 1963

Female 'Deepali' arrived when pregnant, birth to female Rajkumari on 10 April 1963. Both went to Washington DC. Another female 'Padumi' gave birth on 10 October 1963 to Japari. The calf was sold on 2 Nov 1965.

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Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Height at birth 22 inch, Gauhati, Apr 1963, female

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Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Length at birth 26 inch, Gauhati, Apr 1963, female

Note
Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Length at birth 26 inch, Gauhati, Oct 1963, female

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Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Gestation period 18 months, Gauhati 1963

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Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Weight at birth 73 lbs, female, Gauhati Zoo, 10 Apr 1963

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Location Captive Subject Morphology Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Weight at birth 76 lbs, female, Gauhati Zoo, 10 Oct 1963

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