AW Challenge: Mammal Checklist of Rietvlei NR - Discussion

[Flutterby]

They can ID it's bum!!

[nan]

cute BABIES

[Amoli]

Herewith the Scorecard so far. Please remember you can add any pictures at any stage.

Dewi :
Buffalo – 50
Eland – 20
Zebra – 20
Black Wildebeest – 10
Common Reedbuck – 50
Yellow Mongoose - 50
Bushpig – 100
Red Hartebeest – 20
Waterbuck – 50
Blesbok – 5
Springbok – 50
White Rhino – 5
TOTAL = 430


Flutterby :
Eland – 20
Zebra – 20
Black Wildebeest – 10
Blesbok – 5
Springbok – 50
Red Hartebeest – 20
White Rhino – 5
Black-backed Jackal – 10
Two in One (Rhino & Zebra) - 80
Two in One - Red Hartebeest & Rhino - 80
Two in One: Blesbok & Eland - 60
TOTAL = 360


Toko:
Buffalo – 50
Eland – 20
Blesbok – 5
White Rhino – 5
Two in One: Eland & Rhino - 80
TOTAL = 160


Amoli :
Buffalo – 50
Eland – 20
Zebra – 20
Black Wildebeest – 10
Yellow Mongoose - 50
Red Hartebeest – 20
Waterbuck – 50
Blesbok – 5
Springbok – 50
White Rhino – 5
Black-backed Jackal - 10
TOTAL = 290


Bushveld Jock & PRWIN:
Blesbok – 5
Cheetah – 100
Water Mongoose – 80
TOTAL = 185


Steamtrainfan:
Buffalo - 50
White Rhino - 5
Hippo - 80
Eland – 20
Black Wildebeest – 10
Meerkat – 70
Waterbuck – 50
Blesbok - 5
Springbok - 50
Common Duiker - 100
Aardwolf – 90
Black-backed Jackal – 10
Zebra - 20
Two in one: Blesbok & Black-backed Jackal - 60
TOTAL = 620

[Toko]

Flutty, can you please estimate the age of your rhino calves than we can label them as infants or juveniles

Age estimation guidelines here!

Let's make it an informative topic

[Flutterby]

Let me just quickly go and get a PHD in Rhino Husbandry and I'll answer your question!

[Flutterby]

These two pics are of the same baby.





This is a different one.



According to Toko's link...


Characteristics of an Infant aged 2-4 months:

- Height just next to or above adult's shoulder fold
- Front horn - a bump
- Back horn - none

Characteristics of a Juvenile aged 4-9 months:

- Pre-sacral crest (which I assume is the bump at the back of the spine) not more than half-way up the adult
- Front horn is 1/4 of the size of the ear
- Back horn discernible

The first baby is definitely taller than mom's shoulder fold so I would think it is a juvenile, although the back horn is not discernible.

For the second baby it's hard to tell it's height because of the way it is standing, but looks a lot smaller than the first one...an infant?

[Toko]

Well done, Professor Flutterby

[Flutterby]

[nan]

agree
even would say 4 1/2 months for the first
and 2 months for the second

[Toko]

Expert symposium here