Copenhagen Zoo - Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. A warm den and a pool of heated water had been prepared for Subur and the first thing she did on arrival was to go straight into the pool where she immediately defaecated (throughout the flight from Singapore she had hardly defecaeted at all) - and every day since she has gone into the water for this purpose. During her first summer (1960), the skin on her back became very broken and chapped. We therefore made her a mud pool in her outdoor enclosure and if the weather is warm, she invariably spends a lot of time in it. We have also added a sprinkler-shower to the enclosure and she seems to get much pleasure from standing beneath it.
Copenhagen Zoo. Although her skin appears to be thick and heavy, it cannot stand the dryness of the danish summer(even though it often seems very wet to us!). During her first summer (1960), the skin on her back became very broken and chapped. We therefore made her a mud pool in her outdoor enclosure and if the weather is warm, she invariably spends a lot of time in it. We have also added a sprinkler-shower to the enclosure and she seems to get much pleasure from standing beneath it.
Copenhagen Zoo. Another characteristic of the Sumatran Rhino is its soft feet. For this reason we put sand in Subur's enclosure as sharp gravel hurts her feet.
Copenhagen Zoo. Another characteristic of the Sumatran Rhino is its soft feet. For this reason we put sand in Subur's enclosure as sharp gravel hurts her feet.
Copenhagen Zoo. Although her skin appears to be thick and heavy, it cannot stand the dryness of the danish summer(even though it often seems very wet to us!). During her first summer (1960), the skin on her back became very broken and chapped. We therefore made her a mud pool in her outdoor enclosure and if the weather is warm, she invariably spends a lot of time in it. We have also added a sprinkler-shower to the enclosure and she seems to get much pleasure from standing beneath it.
A warm den and a pool of heated water had been prepared for Subur and the first thing she did on arrival was to go straight into the pool where she immediately defecated (throughout the flight from Singapore she had hardly defecated at all)
she does not have any special place for urination. When she comes on heat, she urinates in short squirts instead of in the usual steady stream.
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis for Copenhagen. 'Subur' was shipped first to Singapore where she was met by the Curator from the Copenhagen Zoo, Mr Arne Schiotz, who remained with her, night and day until she left for Denmark - there was a very real danger of her horn being cut off if she were left alone, since throughout the Far East rhino horn is highly valued as it is believed to have aphrodisiac properties.
