Fossil Rim - Sumatran Rhino Report

Sumatran Rhino

Prairie Chicken Recovery

Rhino Reproduction

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Appendix A1
Appendix A2
Appendix A3
Appendix B
Appendix C1
Appendix C2
Appendix C3
Appendix D

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Seputeh Figure 6 (5 September). Right ovary with confirmation of ovulation within 24 hours of Seputeh’s second breeding to Ara. Corpus hemorrhagicum at ovulation site is delineated by arrows.

Recommendations:

Continue breeding efforts and monitor with serum progesterone.
Develop routine ultrasound monitoring program as detailed in Appendix A to document early pregnancy and monitor pathology. However, other females should be given priority for breeding with the available male rhinos.
Consider biopsy of masses if pathology progresses to help guide prognosis and decisions regarding health and reproductive fitness. more »

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Sumatran rhinos are the most endangered of the five rhino species. An estimated 300 individuals remain.

Sumatran Rhinos are the hairiest of the rhino species.

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