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What should a Rhinoceros habitat look like?

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by jayjds2, 16 Jan 2016.

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  1. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I never expect an indoor enclosure to be that good, unless the animal spends a large majority of its time (like more than just sleep) in said enclosure. However, a good one for sleeping never hurts.
     
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    The animals spend a good chunk of time in there during the winter.

    ~Thylo:cool:
     
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    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I overlooked the cold favor. Happens when you live in Texas. :p

    In that case, a redesign would be awesome.
     
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    Can't be too easy when you consider how old the building is.(That means they can't smash it down) But look at what they did with the lion house so who knows.
     
  5. littlebirdie

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    Good thread. thank you for the link to Rhino exhibit discussion. I did come here looking to find out if there were many Indian Rhino mixed species exhibits in U.S. Now I'm curious to research what types of surfaces Rhinos are living on. From discussion it seems majority is grass? I've only been to handful of Zoos but locally in San Francisco both Rhino exhibits have no grass.
     
  6. agnmeln

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    Just in USA, or elsewhere too?

    Just off the top of my head, Edinburgh Zoo has no grass.

    File:Indian Rhinoceros at Edinburgh Zoo.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
     
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    To answer your first question, I don't think many zoos mix Indian Rhinos with other species. I only know of one zoo that does, which is the San Diego Safari Park.
     
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    Chester has Indian Rhino mixed with Brow-Antlered Deer. Blackbuck used to be mixed with them too.
     
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    ... Indian have also been mixed at a very small number of other places in both Europe and North America (e.g. Buffalo, Vienna). The "standard" mixes that have been done several places involve things like blackbuck, nilgai, deer.

    Another page worth checking: Ungulate Mixed-Species Exhibits (main Indian info on pp. 98-99, 160, 294, 791-795, 804, 814, 853, 873, 917-918).
     
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    Tim May Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    For discussion on Indian rhinos in mixed exhibits also see the thread:-

    Indian Rhinos in mixed exhibits

    To reiterate a comment I made in the above thread, last time I was in Basle Zoo a small-clawed otter swam past a bathing Indian rhinoceros and bit the rhino's tail.....
     
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    Thank you all for replies and information.