 | Lahan, P.; Sonowal, R.N. 1973 Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam: a brief description and report on the census of large animals (March 1972). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 70 (2): 245-278, tables 1-6 |
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| In a population of 658 rhinos there were 67 adult females with. calves less than one year old. That is 10.2 % of the total population were calves less than one year old representing the annual rate of calving. Again out of 188 adult females 67 were with calves. That is 35.6 % of the total adul... |
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| Lahan, P.; Sonowal, R.N. 1973 Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam: a brief description and report on the census of large animals (March 1972). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 70 (2): 245-278, tables 1-6 |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
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Indian Rhino
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| Thus it is seen that in Baguri block there is 1 rhino in every 55 acres against 1 rhino in every 142.2 acres for the whole sanctuary. The nature of vegetation and availability of fodder grasses in the remaining parts of the Sanctuary have no appreciable difference with that of Baguri block. The... |
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| Lahan, P.; Sonowal, R.N. 1973 Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam: a brief description and report on the census of large animals (March 1972). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 70 (2): 245-278, tables 1-6 |
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Indian Rhino
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| Out of the total count of 658 rhinos 472 were classified into males and females.
Of the entire adult population of 391 rhinos, 203 males and 188 females (including the 67 mothers). The sex ratio in the adult population thus works out to 100 males for 92 females.
In case of 81 young rhinos o... |
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| Mentis, M.T. 1972 A review of some life history features of the large herbivores of Africa. Lammergeyer 16: 1-89 |
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Black Rhino
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| Records of longevity in captivity (Reynolds 1962): there are numerous instances of captive animals exceeding 20 years of age, and the following three exceeding 30 years:
Male 34 yrs 14 days in Johannesburg
Male 34 years in Chicago
Female 36 years in Chicago and still living
In addition, Godda... |
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| Mentis, M.T. 1972 A review of some life history features of the large herbivores of Africa. Lammergeyer 16: 1-89 |
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| Population sex ratios:
n=409 males 213 females 188
n=226 males 116 females 110
Concludes sex ration 1:1 (Vincent 1969) |
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| Nandi, S.; Deb, S.K. 1972 Horn cancer in rhinoceros. Indian Veterinary Journal 49: 881-882 |
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Indian Rhino
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| An ulcerated wound which intermittently bled was reported at the base of the horn in a 47 year old male rhinoceros in the Calcutta Zoological Gardens, Alipore, in May, 1970. |
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| Mentis, M.T. 1972 A review of some life history features of the large herbivores of Africa. Lammergeyer 16: 1-89 |
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Black Rhino
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| The following figures show little departure from a sex ration of 1: 1 (from Goddard 1967, 1970; Hitchins 1968):
Male Female
Adults 37 29
22 19
87 81
167 170
Immatures 19 21
& junveniles 18 14
16 15
Immatures 27 42... |
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| Mentis, M.T. 1972 A review of some life history features of the large herbivores of Africa. Lammergeyer 16: 1-89 |
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| Female 21 years (Huntley 1967). female 36 years old still bearing calves (Player & Feely 1960). |
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| Kerr, M.A.; Fothergill, R. 1971 Black rhinoceros in Rhodesia. Oryx 11 (2/3): 129-134, fig. 1, map 1 |
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| Roth and Child (1968) investigated the density and structure of the rhinoceros population marooned on the islands in Lake Kariba during the rescue operations between 1959 and 1963. The overall mean density in the studied area between the Sanyati and Mwenda rivers was one rhinoceros per 4.5 - 5.3... |
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| Bigalke, R.D.; Keep, M.E.; Keep, P.J.; Schoeman, J.H. 1970 A large Babesia sp. and a Theileria-like piroplasm of the square-lipped rhinoceros. Journal of the South African Veterinary Medicine Association 41 (4): 292-294, figs. 1-2, table 1 |
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| A total number of 106 animals were involved of which 64 were adults, 27 subadults and 15 calves. Individuals still accompanied by an adult cow were regarded as calves; except for one animal, which was about two months old, their ages were probably between nine months and three years. Those cons... |
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