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Title: |
Birth of a Great Indian rhinoceros in captivity |
Author(s): |
Ali, S.A.; Santapau, H. |
Year published: |
1958 |
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Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |
Volume: |
55 (1) |
Pages: |
157-158, 1 plate (2 figures) |
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Location:
Subject:
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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believed to have become extinct |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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commercial poaching |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Captive - Europe
Morphology
Indian Rhino
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Basel Zoo, 1956, male calf. Soon after birth ... with all the folds of the armour-plating as prominent as its mother's. |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Captive - Europe
Morphology
Indian Rhino
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Basel Zoo, 1956, male calf. Soon after birth ... The margins of the ears were fringed with a growth of hair c. 3 cm long, and the tail tuft was well developed. |
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Subject:
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World
Reproduction
Black Rhino
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Gestation period 530-570 days |
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Location:
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Captive - Europe
Morphology - Size
Indian Rhino
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Zoo Basel - male calf
weight (kg) length (cm)
birth 60.5 105
1 month 111 127
2 month 157 146
3 month 215 160
4 month 268 168
5 month 316 176
6 month 349 190
8 month 1000 lbs
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Location:
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Captive - Europe
Morphology
Indian Rhino
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Basel Zoo, 1956, male calf. Soon after birth the colour of the skin was almost violet, After some days the skin colour changed to the normal grey-brown of the adult, although the joints of the armour showed up reddish. |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Captive - Europe
Morphology
Indian Rhino
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Basel Zoo, 1956, male calf. Soon after birth ... The margins of the ears were fringed with a growth of hair c. 3 cm long, and the tail tuft was well developed. |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Captive - Europe
Morphology
Indian Rhino
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Basel Zoo, 1956, male calf. Soon after birth ... with all the folds of the armour-plating as prominent as its mother's. |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Captive - Europe
Reproduction
Indian Rhino
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Gestation period 16 months, Whipsnade, 1957 |
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