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File AvailableHaigh, J.C. 1975 Case of a constipated rhino. Veterinary Record 97: 282
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The temperature was 99.6?F (ca 36?C) and the pulse 60 per min, and of poor volume.
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File AvailableOsterhoff, D.R.; Petrie, I.A.; Young, E. 1972 Haemoglobins in wild animals. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 43 (4): 361-362, fig. 1
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One sample appears as one thick band. In earlier investigation it was established that black rhino possesses 2 types of haemoglobin which present themselves as 2 bands migrating closely together.
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File AvailableOsterhoff, D.R.; Petrie, I.A.; Young, E. 1972 Haemoglobins in wild animals. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 43 (4): 361-362, fig. 1
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The white rhino possesses only one type of haemoglobin identified by a single band.
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File AvailableJayasinghe, J.B.; Silva, V. 1972 Electrocardiographic study on the African black rhinoceros. British Veterinary Journal 128 (11): lxix-lxx, fig. 1, table 1
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Subject was a black rhino 12 days old. The electrocardiographused was a direct-writing, heat-stylus Sanborn Viscocardiette. Alligator clips were attached as high up as possible on the inner aspects of the front and hind limbs. The sensitivity of the instrument was increased so that 1 millivolt...
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File AvailableAnonymous 1971 Descriptive catalogue of the physiological series in the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Part II: Hunterian specimens demonstrating the products of generation together with surviving Hunterian specimens from other sections. London, Royal College of Surgeons of England
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File AvailableDenney, R.N. 1970 Body temperatures of some wild East African ungulates. East African Wildlife Journal 8: 212-216, figs. 1-4
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Translocated Diceros bicornis in Tanzania. It was observed that rhinos showed profuse sweating sfter the immobilization exercise. The rise in body temperature stimulated the sweat glands, which is obviously one of the heat-loss mechanisms of rhino (contrary to Guggisberg 1966 that rhino have no ...
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File AvailableDenney, R.N. 1970 Body temperatures of some wild East African ungulates. East African Wildlife Journal 8: 212-216, figs. 1-4
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Rectal temperature taken from 9 male rhino - range 37.3 to 41.5 deg.C, average 38.9 deg.C. Three females spanned 37.3 to 39.7 deg.C, average 38.5 deg.C. Overall temperatures ranged 37.3 to 41.5 deg.C, average 38.8 deg.C.
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File AvailableOsterhoff, D.R.; Keep, M.E. 1970 Natural variation in the blood proteins of white and black rhinos. Lammergeyer 11: 50-57, figs. 1-3
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File AvailableWallach, J.D. 1969 Hand-rearing and observations of a white rhinoceros Diceros s. simus. International Zoo Yearbook 9: 103-104, tables 1-2
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Handreared white rhino. The resting heart rate was 64 to 70 beats per minute and the resting respiratory rate was 12 to 16 per minute.
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File AvailableWallach, J.D. 1969 Hand-rearing and observations of a white rhinoceros Diceros s. simus. International Zoo Yearbook 9: 103-104, tables 1-2
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Handreared female. First tooth eruptions occurred at 70 days; both left and right lower first premolars appeared. At 76 days the opposing upper premolars erupted. Both sets of eruption were accompanied by a rise in rectal temperature to 37.8? C (100F) and 38.4?C (101.1F) respectively, loss of ...
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