By Lente Roode | Project Leader
It has been a hive of activity at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre, with all 7 rhinos now together in a boma overnight - and enjoying their daily adventures around the Centre during the day.
Pedi sheep Mielie and Liquorice are of course always on hand to help with discipline, should surrogate mom Esmé need assistance. Mielie also loves to initiate what she hopes would turn into a play session by head butting one of the rhinos every now and then.
When it comes to milk feed schedules, Angie and Eve are both down to just 2 feeds per day. Angie is receiving 8 litres (around 2 gallons) of milk twice a day, while Eve is receiving 6 litres (around 1,85 gallons) of milk twice a day. Angie will be fully weaned on the 15th of October, when she will receive her final milk feed. Eve will follow on the 1st of December with her final milk feed.
Another activity which is due to take place soon will be the dehorning of all the rhinos, apart from Angie and Eve. While we would love to never have to see rhinos with stumps for horns, it is a necessary procedure which offers an extra layer of protection against poaching. Rhino horns are made from keratin (like human nails) and therefore grow back. This means that dehorning a rhino is not a once-off process.
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