Looking at another photo of him in the gallery I think you could well be right. I have noticed that Baatchi tends to keep away from the public barrier whilst he's happy to go near it. Is this because she was parent reared and he was hand reared?
Looking at another photo of him in the gallery I think you could well be right. I have noticed that Baatchi tends to keep away from the public barrier whilst he's happy to go near it. Is this because she was parent reared and he was hand reared?
It could have been filed for some veterinary reason, but perhaps more likely this rhino has developed a stereotyped habit which is common in Indian rhino in zoos- the animal stands near a fence/barrier and weaves its head back and forth for periods of time, wearing the horn down.
Sorry Stripes, looking through my photos I can confirm this is Baatschi. Patna does have longer hairs on his ears than is how in this photo, they were easy to recognise before with Patna being smaller but this meant the two had to be near each other.
