Chester Zoo Pregnant Rhino
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It has been known on this forum for some time now, without checking the other threads, I think Kitani is the one who is pregnant. Sammy was moved out of Tsavo a few months ago to Tsavo 2, (the offshow house which can be seen behind the meerkat statue) in preparation for the birth. Manyara was left with Kitani to provide company and prevent Kitani from becoming too stressed.
One member on here said that when the baby is born, the calf and mother will be swapped with sammy for a couple of weeks to give the arrival some privacy. The calf will then be moved back to Tsavo after a couple of weeks.
I'll try to find the post with this information...
One member on here said that when the baby is born, the calf and mother will be swapped with sammy for a couple of weeks to give the arrival some privacy. The calf will then be moved back to Tsavo after a couple of weeks.
I'll try to find the post with this information...
I think you'll find Rosie has social problems, so she may not get along with the younger bulls either, or then again, she might prove more compatable with one of them.
kitani is due anytime from september to december and fingers crossed everything will be ok.kitani will be kept in the calfing pen offshow (at tsavo1) which is behind the main pens.manyara will be seperated when her and kitani show signs off increased aggression which could be anytime.when kitani has had her calf they will be offshow for at least a week to ensure calf is feeding ok and for it to gather its strength.hope this helps.
presumably Manyara will be put back with Sammy(or another bull) at that time? Do you know anything about other possible breeding attempts/combinations with the rhinos? And any news about a fourth female arriving?
That makes more sense than moving her to the new house shortly before she is due to give birth. Maybe it is what the keeper I spoke to meant.
it could be possible that the zoo is trying to get multiple 1.2 combinations
Sammy x Manyara/Kitani
Magadi x Ema/new female
Rosie is an odd one beacuse she doesn't get along with others, so i don't think Quinto has a proper mate. A new female would also allow Quinto to attempt mating again, with less risk of confrontaion...
Sammy x Manyara/Kitani
Magadi x Ema/new female
Rosie is an odd one beacuse she doesn't get along with others, so i don't think Quinto has a proper mate. A new female would also allow Quinto to attempt mating again, with less risk of confrontaion...
mjmorg89
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Personally I think after kitani has her calf and things calm down that they should try rosie with mugardi, because I think he is a younger male with a bit more about him than sammi or quinto, so he might put her in her place but who knows.
It would be nice to see a new rhino though, its always nice to see new animals though isn't it
It would be nice to see a new rhino though, its always nice to see new animals though isn't it
taun
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Fully mature term i believe means the bull is a full grown adult who is also a proven bull.
Absolutely. Quinto and Kingo (now again at Port Lympne) are both in their twenties. Both reached full size and weight a long while back, and they are experienced in mating. Such bulls are usually more successful at serving/impregnating females than their younger,smaller & less experienced counterparts. In Black rhino 'full maturity' is reached at about ten years- though ' mating experience' in captivity will obviously depend on the number of female partners available.
Even an experienced bull like Quinto can't mate if the female won't let him. I believe he chased Rosie around a lot so she became stressed and so they(probably wisely) parted them. The problem is with Rosie obviously. The difference between a mature bull and a younger one is the older bull is less intimated by 'odd' or aggressive behaviour in a female and he's also likey to be much more persistant in his mating attempts too...
Its just possible in Rosie's case she might find one of the younger males more to her liking, so I imagine they might try a different pairing here.
Its unfortunate too that Quinto is Mayani's father as that would probably be a successful mating otherwise...
I guess I should add that 'proven' (obviously) isn't the same as 'fully mature' -the first relates to mating ability, the second to growth & age- though they're often connected... If Kitani is pregnant by Sammy then he is a proven bull- but he's not yet a fully mature one...
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