Arr. 1951, dealer Peter Ryhiner, from Kaziranga; birth 1956
3 months, Male, 214 kg
Height at birth 62 cm, Basel 1956
Basel 1956. Oestrous period about 24 hours. Oestrous every 50-55 days.
Basel Zoo, 1956. At the beginning of 1956, it was suspected that the female was pregnant though frequent analyses of the urine gave negative results. At the end of April, however, movements of the foetus were discernible each time the female drank cold water. The calf was born on 14 September [1956].
Length at birth 105 cm, Basel Zoo, 1956
Time of Day 21: 24 h, Basel, 1956
Basel Zoo, 1956. The mother immediately licked her baby clean, and then lay down beside it on the bedding straw. The calf made its first effort to stand up 25 minutes after it was born, but succeeded in doing so only half an hour later. It first fed from its mother after two hours. Some time later the mother ate up the entire after-birth.
Weight at birth 60.5 kg, Male, Basel 1956
