| Walt, P. van der 1998 Flack's remarkable rhino. Safari Times Africa 1 (2): 1, fig. 1 |
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White Rhino
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| Male shot by P.Flack in Loskop Dam, South Africa. Front horn 9.8 kg, upon removal, rear horn 3.8 kg |
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| Neuschulz, N.; Meister, J. 1998 Nashoernern auf der Spur: Leben und uberleben einer stark bedrohten Tierfamilie. Erfurt, Verein der Zooparkfreunde in Erfurt e.V., pp. 1-52 |
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Black Rhino
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| Weight 1300 kg |
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| Buissink, F. 1998 Een wankelende zwaargewicht. Panda 1998 Winter: 6-8 |
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Black Rhino
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| Most horns only reach ? meter. But Gertie, a rhino formerly in Amboseli, had a horn of 1.38 m. |
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| Neuschulz, N.; Meister, J. 1998 Nashoernern auf der Spur: Leben und uberleben einer stark bedrohten Tierfamilie. Erfurt, Verein der Zooparkfreunde in Erfurt e.V., pp. 1-52 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Weight 2100 kg |
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| Laterveer, M. 1998 Rotterdam - The Netherlands. EAZA News 1998 April-June: 18 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Weight at birth 50-60 kg, male, Rotterdam, 1998 |
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| Neuschulz, N.; Meister, J. 1998 Nashoernern auf der Spur: Leben und uberleben einer stark bedrohten Tierfamilie. Erfurt, Verein der Zooparkfreunde in Erfurt e.V., pp. 1-52 |
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Javan Rhino
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| Horn in females usually small |
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| Neuschulz, N.; Meister, J. 1998 Nashoernern auf der Spur: Leben und uberleben einer stark bedrohten Tierfamilie. Erfurt, Verein der Zooparkfreunde in Erfurt e.V., pp. 1-52 |
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White Rhino
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| Weight up to 2400 kg |
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| Walt, P. van der 1998 Flack's remarkable rhino. Safari Times Africa 1 (2): 1, fig. 1 |
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White Rhino
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| Male shot by P.Flack in Loskop Dam, South Africa.
length front horn 927 mm, circumference 756 mm
rear horn 292 mm, circumference 641 mm |
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| Hofmeyr, M. 1998 Comparison of four different radiotransmitter attachments on black rhino in Madikwe Game Reserve. Pachyderm 26: 14-24, figs. 1-6, table 1 |
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Black Rhino
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| An interesting problem became apparent while collaring the rhinos. The neck size of a black rhino can change by up to 15cm depending on its posture at any one time. This needs to be taken into consideration when fitting any collar. Ideally the collar needs to be fitted snugly when the neck is ... |
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| Kitchener, A.C. 1997 Ageing the Sumatran Rhinoceros: preliminary results. International Zoo News 44 (1): 24-34, pls. 1-2, figs. 1-3, tables 1-2 |
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| Condylobasal lengths.
505 mm, BMNH 1921.2.8.3, female, Malaya
476 mm, BMNH 1901.8.15.1, female, Borneo
592 mm, BMNH 1868.4.5.1, female, Burma
514 mm, BMNH 1872.12.31.1, female, Malay Penin.
523 mm, BMNH 1921.28.4, female, Malay Penin.
482 mm, Edinburgh Z1994.131, female, Sumatra |
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