Reference Base Mating Sumatran rhinoceros at Sepilok Rhino Breeding Cent... |
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Bosi, E.J., 1996. Mating Sumatran rhinoceros at Sepilok Rhino Breeding Centre, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Pachyderm 21: 24-27, fig. 1, table 1
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sarawak |
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Reproduction |
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Sumatran Rhino |
Sabah, Managed Breeding Centre. We released her into the breeding enclosure during the morning of 28 October 1995 but there was no mutual interest with Sidom. She spent her time in the mud wallow while Sidom walked about. We put Sidom into the individual pen and returned him at 14.54 hours. This time Sidom went across and displaced Lumparai from the wallow. At 16.00hrs when he began to show interest in Lumpurai and pursue her. There was a long courtship before he had the opportunity to mount her. We observed six mountings before it became dark. In the morning we noticed that Sidom was in the wallow while Lumparai had another wallow near the gate. We decided to return Lumparai to her pen at 09.00hrs on 29 October.
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