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Menopause in Black Rhinos
bigbobbin

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Posted: Sep 11 2011, 10:06 PM
Does anyone know if and when a rhino's fertility closes down? What is the timespan between that closure and death?
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Kafaru

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Posted: Jul 1 2014, 07:46 AM
rhino can calves in their late 30's and even early 40's. I think their teeth may wear out before their ovaries run out of eggs - loss of physical condition is usually a main reason for declining fertility in older rhino, not menopause as such. But perhaps search for works of fertility specialists like Thomas Hildebrandt (initials T.cool.gif for more details
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