What does rhino milk taste like?!


Question: What does rhino milk taste like?
Just random curiosity is making me want to know.

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a little bit like cows milk
but
so much more richer~



Milk Composition and Formula Selection
Based on available data, rhinoceros milk is more dilute than milks of other ungulate species. It is low
in solids, low in protein, very low in fat, and high in sugar compared with milk of equids, bovids and
cervids (Oftedal, 1984). Formula selected (Table 23) should mimic mother’s milk in composition as
much as possible (Table 24). Two formulas are presented: Formula 1 has been used to raise a calf to 1 year of age; Formula 2 more closely mimics mother’s milk.
Table 23. Compositions of rhino hand-rearing formulas.
Ingredients Parts by Volume
Formula 1 Formula 2
Water 32 9
Skim Milk 32 9
Karo Syrup 1 1
Though rhinoceros’ milk is different from cow’s milk, the latter may still be appropriate for handrearing rhinos if used in combination with other ingredients. Cow’s milk is low in iron; consequently, an iron source such as Fer-in-sol should be added to the formula at two drops per 100 g of formula. In addition, infant vitamins, such as Major Multi-Vita Drops, should also be added to the formula at two drops per 100 g of formula. Some infant vitamins, such as Mead Poly- vi-sol with Iron, contains added iron. The animal may also benefit from the addition of Lactaid at one drop per 100 g of formula.
Lactaid aids in carbohydrate digestion and helps prevent possible gastrointestinal distress
Quantity fed should range from 10 to 13% of body weight. Animals should be fed every 2 hr.
Because infants suckle during daylight hours, feeding should be equally spaced in a 12-hr period not to exceed 3% of body weight at any one feeding. It is recommended that feeding begin with 10% of body weight split equally into 12 feeds 1 hr apart during daylight hours. The quantity of formula fed should be adjusted daily based on the animal’s weight. Animals should be weighed at the same time each day. Fresh water should be available at all times.
Weaning
Weaning may begin as early as 6 months and should be completed in 1 year. Weaning is a slow
process involving carefully monitoring body weight and solid food consumption. Animals should
have access to solid food at all times. A nutritionally complete pelleted diet such as Calf Manna,
horse feeds or high fiber ungulate pellets, in addition to alfalfa hay, is appropriate. Formula may be
decreased by gradually elimination the number of feeds or decreasing the amount offered per feed
and gradually decreasing the number of feeds.

There is never mentioned about taste - just different from cow milk based on chemistry - rhino's milk is so rare that even zoos don't have it - substitute with cow milk.
A 6-week-old Indian rhinoceros, weighs 350 pounds, up from 150 pounds at birth in San Diego Zoo
is being bottle-fed more than a gallon of milk five times per day.

http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/ref_f…
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2009/02…



well if your crazy enough to try it, i imagine you arn't one for fine dining




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