 | Morkel, P. 1994 Chemical immobilization of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis): pp. 128-135
 | In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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| Adult black rhino weight up to 1300 kg, |
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| Bertschinger, H.J. 1994 Reproduction in black and white rhinos: a review: pp. 155-161, fig.1
| In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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| Birth mass of black rhinos is as little as 20 kg in zoos, with one calf recorded at 38 kg. A birth mass of 40 kg is given for black rhino in the Natal Parks. |
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| Bertschinger, H.J. 1994 Reproduction in black and white rhinos: a review: pp. 155-161, fig.1
| In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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| Weight at birth 40 kg |
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| Morkel, P. 1994 Chemical immobilization of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis): pp. 128-135
| In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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| Height 1.6 m at shoulder |
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| Morkel, P. 1994 Chemical immobilization of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis): pp. 128-135
| In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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| They have a thick skin (up to 32mm). |
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| Nath, N.C.; Hussain, A.; Rahman, F. 1993 Milk characteristics of a captive Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 24: 528-533, fig. 1, tables 1-2 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Circumference at birth 97 cm, Gauhati 1989, male |
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| Height at birth 66 cm, Gauhati 1989, male |
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| Anonymous 1993 Hoera, het is een meisje!. Zoo Anvers 58 (3): 10-11 |
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| Weight at birth 65 kg, Female, Antwerp 1992 |
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| Length at birth 105 cm, Gauhati, 1989, male |
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| Alexander, R.McN.; Pond, C.M. 1992 Locomotion and bone strength of the white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum. Journal of Zoology, London 227: 63-69, fig. 1, tables 1-3 |
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| Ceratotherium simum - 2 year old female in zoo. We were unable to weigh the carcass on account of its size, but the zoo staff who had attended the animal estimated her mass as 700-800 kg. The following argument tends to confirm their estimate. The unskinned carcass was 2.76 m long from the upp... |
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