 Reference Base  Notes on breeding the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis a... |
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Hallstrom, E., 1967. Notes on breeding the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis at Sydney Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 7: 165
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Reproduction |
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Black Rhino |
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Sydney Zoo. Preliminary play is very rough and very often they cut each other with their horns. However, despite this fighting they are in fact less aggressive than when the female is not in oestrous. This may go on for hours before mating.
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