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Furley, C.W., 1987. The death of Subur. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 9: 43, fig. 1

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Location: Captive - Europe
Subject: Ecology - Food
Species: Sumatran Rhino


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Port Lympne Zoo. We had trouble persuading her to eat properly during the weeks that followed. She consumed only a few twigs, lucerne hay and fruit each day, though Torgamba had settled in well on the same diet after his arrival. After five weeks her appetite suddenly increased, and she began to eat a wider variety of browse and fruit. Then she stopped eating altogether for five days, only to begin again.

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