In mid October of 1965 a female White rhino Diceros s. simus and a known 21 day old female calf were immobilised with M-99, hyoscine, and acetyl promazine, tagged and translocated into Umfolozi Game Reserve from tilled land because of damage they were causing to fences. At the Game Reserve the calf failed to rejoin its mother during an observed time of 24 hours, probably from a combination of exhaustion and residual drug efflects, so it was decided to attempt to hand-rear the rejected calf. At the age of five and one-half months, the baby rhino was moved to a larger pen where she continued to do well. At seven months of age she was transported to Queen Elizabeth Park in Pietermaritzburg where she still lives.
Handreared white rhino. The resting heart rate was 64 to 70 beats per minute and the resting respiratory rate was 12 to 16 per minute.
In mid October of 1965 a female White rhino Diceros s. simus and a known 21 day old female calf were immobilised with M-99, hyoscine, and acetyl promazine, tagged and translocated into Umfolozi Game Reserve from tilled land because of damage they were causing to fences. At the Game Reserve the calf failed to rejoin its mother during an observed time of 24 hours, probably from a combination of exhaustion and residual drug efflects, so it was decided to attempt to hand-rear the rejected calf. At the age of five and one-half months, the baby rhino was moved to a larger pen where she continued to do well. At seven months of age she was transported to Queen Elizabeth Park in Pietermaritzburg where she still lives.
Table 1. Analysis of White rhinoceros milk. Sample A from a cow with a five month old calf and sample B from a cow with an 18 month old calf. SAMPLE A SAMPLE B % % Total solids 8.84 8.26 Fat 0.60 trace Lactose 6.50 6.85 Protein 1.54 1.18 (casein 0.91) Ash 0.20 0.23 pH - 6.4 End
Ceratotherium simum - handreared in Umfolozi NP 22 days 68 days 152 days in cm Head 40.0 40.0 44.4 Anterior horn length 1.58 2.54 6.3 Anterior horn circumference 22.9 23.1 24.1 Posterior horn nil nil nil Eye to eye 14.6 16.5 19.0 Eye to ear 20.95 20.9 22.8 Ear 13.3 13.3 13.9 Occiput to tail head 91.4 96.48 104.1 Tail 26.6 28.5 30.5 Heart girth 96.48 113.0 - End
