Browsing Conservation Science Publications by Subject "DEATH"

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    • Congenital cleft palate and cardiac septal defects in a neonatal southern black rhinoceros (diceros bicornis minor)
      Lewis, Stephany; Duncan, Mary; Houck, Marlys L.; Bloch, Rebecca; Haefele, Holly (2016)
      A female Southern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) calf died unexpectedly at less than 12 hr of age, after an uncomplicated birth and uneventful early postpartum period. Gross necropsy revealed a 15-cm full thickness cleft palate, a patent foramen ovale, and four septal defects ranging from 0.3 to 1 cm in diameter. Histologic findings did not reveal any significant abnormalities. Karyotyping did not indicate any significant numerical or structural chromosomal abnormalities.

    • Elephant behavior toward the dead: A review and insights from field observations
      Goldenberg, Shifra Z.; Wittemyer, George (2020)
      Many nonhuman animals have been documented to take an interest in their dead. A few socially complex and cognitively advanced taxa—primates, cetaceans, and proboscideans—stand out for the range and duration of behaviors that they display at conspecific carcasses....