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Morgan-Davies, M., 1996. Status of the black rhinoceros in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Pachyderm 21: 38-45, figs. 1-5, table 1
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya |
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Ecology - Population |
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Black Rhino |
At the present time, the Reserve holds a modest and healthy population of rhinos, as shown in Figure 3, despite their near elimination in the Masai Mara between the 1960s and 1980s.
The adult male: female ratio of 1:1.2 compares favourably with Mukinya's (1973) figure of 1:0.9, though the present cow: calf ratio of 1:0.6 is slightly less than Mukinya's (1973) figure of 1:0.8. However, indications are that between three to four calves might be born during 1996 which would improve this ratio.
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