 | Klingel, H.; Klingel, U. 1966 The rhinoceroses of Ngorongoro Crater. Oryx 8 (5): 302-306, figs. 1-5, map 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
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| The overall sex ratio of the permanent residents including calves and subadults was 17 males to 17 females, that of the adults 11 males to 14 females. |
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| Scott, Philippa 1966 Delhi Zoo. Animals 9 (4): 196-199 |
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Captive - Asia
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Indian Rhino
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| 70 years, said to be, Delhi zoo, old animal. |
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| Klingel, H.; Klingel, U. 1966 The rhinoceroses of Ngorongoro Crater. Oryx 8 (5): 302-306, figs. 1-5, map 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
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| Of the 101.6 square mites of the crater floor, approximately four are covered by the soda lake. This leaves a feeding area of 97 square miles to the rhinos, of 3.9 square miles to each of the residents (disregarding suckling calves). |
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| Klingel, H.; Klingel, U. 1966 The rhinoceroses of Ngorongoro Crater. Oryx 8 (5): 302-306, figs. 1-5, map 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
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| Most of the permanent residents lived within well-defined home ranges; this was particularly true for the bulls. The map shows the places where four individuals were recorded during the two years of observation. In several instances animals of both sexes moved out of one area and settled down i... |
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| Klingel, H.; Klingel, U. 1966 The rhinoceroses of Ngorongoro Crater. Oryx 8 (5): 302-306, figs. 1-5, map 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
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| In 1963 there were no new-born calves in the population, and only one animal was considered subadult. During the two years eight calves were born in the resident population, all during the rainy season (December to May). On the average, according to these figures, 28 % of the females bred per y... |
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| Bere, R.M. 1966 Wild animals in an African national park. London, Andre Deutsch, pp. 1-96 |
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Africa
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African Rhino Species
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| Both kinds of rhino seem normally to live for about thirty years. |
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| Bourliere, F. 1965 Densities and biomasses of some ungulate populations in Eastern Congo and Rwanda. Zoologica Africana 1 (1): 199-207, figs. 1-2, tables 1-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Congo (Zaire)
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White Rhino
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| In 1960 and 1963 , average density per km? was 0.25. |
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| Bourliere, F. 1965 Densities and biomasses of some ungulate populations in Eastern Congo and Rwanda. Zoologica Africana 1 (1): 199-207, figs. 1-2, tables 1-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Congo (Zaire)
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White Rhino
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| In 1960 and 1963, the biomass was 500 kg/ km? . |
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| Foster, J.B. 1965 Mortality and ageing of black rhinoceros in East Tsavo Park, Kenya. East African Wildlife Journal 3: 118-119 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| In the area to the west of the Yatta Plateau and bordering the Athi River in East Tsavo National Park a large population of rhino was reduced by some 300 animals (Sheldrick, pers. comm.). Many died in the river bed, some half submerged in the water, suggesting that they gained some relief in thi... |
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| Bruton, R. 1963 The rhinos of South-East Asia. Conservation News 1963 August: 5-10, figs. 1-6, maps 1-2 |
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World
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Sumatran Rhino
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| sumatrensis has been known to attain the age of 47 years in captivity. |
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