Zoologischer Garten Basel
Basel Zoo is coordinating the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of the Indian rhino.
Rhino plant
The rhino house was a renovation and expansion in September 2006 to 50th Anniversary of the birth of the first rhinoceros in Basel - a Nashornbub named Rudra - was opened. It has space for two females, including juveniles as well as its own Bull area for visitors, but not visible and the female is ready to cross. The rhino is also a pool house with a 24 ° heated water for the heavy weights. To protect the rhino feet on the floor in the house a few centimeters thick layer of wood chips.
Looking into the indoor unit (photo: Zoo Basel)
Looking into the indoor unit (photo: Zoo Basel)
The outdoor area is 2,000 m² and was May 2008 after the renovation and expansion re-opened in. Again, there is a separate bull areas. The rhinos share the grounds with barking deer and dwarf otters.
Clawed otter and rhino - it works without problems! (Photo: Zoo Basel)
Bull area in the grounds with private pool (Photo: Zoo Basel)
Overlooking the pool in the grounds in the area of the rhino female (Photo: Basel Zoo)
Rhinoceroses
Jaffna (220)
♂, born 03/18/1994 in San Diego WAP
Father: Rhaba (106) Mother: Jumia (130)
Stations
29/03/1996 Transfer to Basel
09/06/2004 Transfer to Whipsnade
02/27/2008 Transfer to Basel
Jaffna, 27 August 2009 (Photo: Tim May)
(Photo: Tim May , with permission)
Ellora (110)
♀, born 16.01.1982 in Basel
Father: Arjun (18), mother: Tanaya (56)
Young
Quetta (210), ♀, born 10/10/1993
Catarrh (240), ♂, born 09.20.1996, since 10.08.1998 in Tama Zoo, Tokyo
Henna, ♀, born 23.7.2010
Ellora, with its few hours old baby Henna, 23 July 2010 (Photo: Thomas Jermann / Basel Zoo)
Ellora Mama with her newborn after the first night, 24 July 2010 (Photo: Thomas Jermann / Basel Zoo)
Quetta (210)
♀, born 10.10.1993 in Basel
Father: Chitawan (100), mother: Ellora (110)
Young
Batschii (341), ♀, born 02.09.2004, 10.03.2010 in Madrid since
(?), 14/07/2010, stillbirth
Ellora and Quetta in the outside plant (Photo: Basel Zoo)
In June 2008, Ellora also Jaffna and new investment in the eyes of many visitors almost opened the. They have combined at the end of a long day with rhino-initiation rituals.
The baby of Quetta came on the night of 13 to 14 July 2010 stillborn. The baby was on 23 at Ellora Born in July 2010. The small henna and her mother are doing well.
Henna
♀, born 23.07.2010 in Basel
Father: Jaffna (220) Mother: Ellora (110)
Panzernashornzwergerl Henna, 1 day old, 24 July 2010 (Photo: Thomas Jermann / Basel Zoo
White feet henna, a few hours old, 23 July 2010 (Photo: Thomas Jermann / Basel Zoo)
Photos: Thomas Jermann / Basel Zoo, courtesy of
(Updated 3 October 2010)
Jaffna, which arrived in between 29/03/1996 and 06/09/2004 WEhipsnade 27.02.2008. The name of his father and the mother is Rabha is Jumia.
Ellora is born in Basel, Arjun is the father and the mother is Tanaya.
Quetta is thus born in Basel and a Dother of Ellora. Quetta is the father of Chitawan.
Do like to know the animals who have lived in Basel and died or moved away from Basel.
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Do you like to know the animals who have lived in Basel and died or moved away from Basel.
No, thank you, at the moment I'm just interested in the current situation.