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File AvailableFiennes, R.N. 1966 The Zoological Society of London: Report of the Society's pathologist for the year 1964. Journal of Zoology, London 148: 363-380, tables 1-7
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Captive - Europe
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Black Rhino
Diceros bicornis - post-mortem London Zoo. Female of 20 years was in good condition. There was excessive fat in the pericardial and perirenal areas. The abdominal and pericardial cavities contained fibrinous exudate. There was long-standing mitral stenosis with thickening of the vales. The r...
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File AvailableFiennes, R.N. 1966 The Zoological Society of London: Report of the Society's pathologist for the year 1964. Journal of Zoology, London 148: 363-380, tables 1-7
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Captive
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White Rhino
Reason of death colitis and volvulus, Female, London Zoo
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File AvailableJacobi, E.F. 1964 Jaarverslag van de Stichting tot instandhouding van het Koninklijk Zoologisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra te Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Artis
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Black Rhino
Reason of death Liver infection, Female, Amsterdam Zoo
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File AvailableHayes, C. 1964 The fight to save Uganda's white rhino. Africana 2 (1): 6-11, figs. 1-9
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Captive - Africa
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White Rhino
A calf captured in a translocated exercise in 1964, had been shipped to Entebbe's new zoo, but contracted pneumonia and died.
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File AvailableZeller, F. 1963 Nachrichten aus Koeln: Jahresbericht 1957. Zoologische Garten 27 (4/5): 265-268, figs. 1-3
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Black Rhino
Reason of death Tbc, Male, Cologne
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File AvailableSpinage, C.A. 1962 Rinderpest and faunal distribution patterns. African Wildlife 16 (1): 55-60
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World
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African Rhino Species
Rinderpest does not affect rhinoceros in Africa
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File AvailableHaezaert, J. 1959 The black rhinoceros is brought back to Rwanda. Oryx 5 (3): 96-99, figs. 1-3
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
Translocation from Tanzania to Rwanda. At Mihindi, being too small to face the dangers of the bush, he had to remain in the compound, where unfortunately he died from the after-effects of an attack of enteritis.
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File AvailableReed, T.H. 1959 National Zoological Park Report (Necropsy results after death of Gunda). Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 1959 (pub. 1960): Select pages
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Captive - North America
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Indian Rhino
No details available yet
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File AvailableKluge, E. 1950 The white rhinoceros of the Umfolozi Game Reserve. African Wildlife 4 (2): 154-159, figs. 1-3
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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White Rhino
During certain months of the year, deaths are also reported in the Umfolozi GR. These deaths, amounting to about 5 per annum, mostly result from injuries sustained when fighting.
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File AvailableAnonymous 1948 More game enter Zululand. African Wildlife 1 (4): 31-32
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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Black Rhino
Hluhluwe - Diceros bicornis. It seems strange that casualties from being bogged or from fighting among themselves should occur each year. This is also the case with hippopotamus and white rhino. It is estimated that about 2-3 % of the total number of rhino and hippo meet their death in combat ...
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