 Reference Base  Notes on breeding the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis a... |
|
Hallstrom, E., 1967. Notes on breeding the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis at Sydney Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 7: 165
|
|
|
|
| |
| Location: |
Captive - Australia |
| Subject: |
Behaviour - Social Behaviour |
| Species: |
Black Rhino |
|
When the female shows interest in the male she is put with him until mating activity has ceased. When the female is in oestrous, the male calls to her, making sounds like a deep sigh.
|
|
|
File available
details
Original text on this topic: