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Raising a baby rhino |
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Sheldrick, D. |
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1987 |
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Pachyderm |
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8 |
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17-18 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Behaviour - Towards Man
Black Rhino
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| Rhinos tame quicker and easier than any other animal. Even an adult can be tamed within only a few days. |
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World
Management
All Rhino Species
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| Philosophy of hand-rearing. Being mother to a wild animal is undoubtedly a most. enlightening and rewarding experience, but it is not always quite as simple as it might at first appear. It is not just a question of finding the correct milk formula, shoving a bottle into the animal's mouth, slot... |
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| Milk formula. A 'humanised' brand of baby milk is the key to raising a rhino. One must use a baby preparation with a full cream base. I have always used Lactogen, and on the following formula have raised four baby rhinos without any difficulty whatsoever; one from the day it was born. (Still in... |
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Raising a baby rhino
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