Indian One horned Rhinoceros - Central Zoo Authority

Table 8 Animals excluded from pairings
Studbook No. Location Sex Age
5 Paris F 59
13 Hyderabad F 47
19 Mysore F 42
28 Whipsnade F 39
29 Nagoya M 38
32 Calcutta F 37
33 Ny Bronx F 37
36 Ranchi F 36
54 Singapore F 31
83 Jaldapara M 21
102 Losangeles M 0
111 Sandiegozoo M 9
117 Sandiegozoo M 7
119 Sandiegozoo M 6
IN3 Ny Bronx M 39
IN5 Nagoya M 0
IN7 Toronto F 35
Demographic Analysis
Census
The current captive
population of one horned
rhinos in Indian zoos dates
back to 1944 when the first
specimen, a female was
brought into captivity. The
first male entered the captive
population in 1952 and the
first captive birth was
recorded in 1960, by 1969
there were 24 animals in
# Animals
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1944
1947
1950
1953
Figure 3 Total census of the Indian captive one
horned rhinoceros population
captivity of which only 4 were captive born.
In 1979 the total population had risen to 42
individuals of which 13 were born in
captivity. The present population of rhinos is
33 in Indian zoos and a total of 47 out of
which 14 specimens were lost to follow up
due to their transfer outside the country.
26
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971
1974
1977
Years
1980
1983
1986
1989
Total Females Males
1992
1995
1998
2001
2004
2007