 Reference Base  The life history of the Great Indian one-horned Rhinocero... |
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Gee, E.P., 1953. The life history of the Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros (R unicornis Linn.). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 51 (2): 341-348, fig. 1
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In Basel, the newly arrived female was introduced to the male in the adjacent enclosure in summer 1952, the male showing some interest. The next stage was to let them come together in one enclosure, whereupon the female rushed at the male, attacked it and drew blood. The introduction of the two animals was repeated daily, with a daily lessening of the female's aggressive spirit until she became quite indifferent to the male's presence. In this case maybe partly due to pregnancy.
In london in 1870, the male made frequent attempts to raise the lower transverse bar by placing his horn under it. Eventually the horn became detached by violent pressure, but animals were not let in same enclosure.
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