Colchester Zoo Cynthia and emily

[cheetahgirl]

were emily and cynthia the wnite rhinos hand raised or parent raised?

becuase they only have 2 years between them and rhino and young stay 2gether 4 2-3 years and then kthe mothers mate again and are pregnant for16 more months.
emilky is 12 1/2 and cynthia is 11

 

[Nisha]

were emily and cynthia the wnite rhinos hand raised or parent raised?

becuase they only have 2 years between them and rhino and young stay 2gether 4 2-3 years and then kthe mothers mate again and are pregnant for16 more months.
emilky is 12 1/2 and cynthia is 11

They were parent reared in the wild before coming to Colchester in September 2003 in the same shipment as the 1:2 at Longleat, South Lakes and Blair Drummond Safari.

 

[cheetahgirl]

why are they tame now?

 

[cheetahgirl]

i made a mistake emily is 10 1/2 and cynthia is 11

 

[ZooLeopard]

we noticed

 

[Pertinax]

why are they tame now?

Rhinos(all species) that come into captivity even as adults soon loose their wildness with regular contact with people, and then become 'tame'.

 

[Nisha]

why are they tame now?

Because like most wild caught animals in captivity they have adapted and grown used to human contact over time.

 

[Axl]

Hamilton Zoo in New Zealand has a similar situation, their female Caballe was born in South Africa in 1994 and came to New Zealand in 1999. She gave birth to a male calf (Inkosi) in 2002 and had her second (Mtoto) in 2004, exactly 2 years later. Her third calf (Imani) was born in 2007.

Caballe has become much tamer due to the extensive human contact she receives from her keepers, she has adjusted well to their presence.

 

[ZOOLION]

i think it helps if wild born animals have interaction with other tame animals of the same species because they can show them how to do things that they don't know how to do.