Miller, J.L., 1967. An Indian zoo breeds an African rhinoceros. Animal Kingdom 70 (1): 26-27, 31, figs. 1-5
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Mysore Zoo. The birth was completed about 20 minutes after the front legs first appeared. Licked immediately by the mother, the baby was the size of a half-grown pig. Fifteen minutes after birth the calf was struggling to its feet, which was accomplished in another 30 minutes. Another half hour later the calf was moving towards the mother insearch of her teats and began succkling 2 hours after birth.
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An Indian zoo breeds an African rhinoceros
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