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The rhinos of South-East Asia |
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Bruton, R. |
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1963 |
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Conservation News |
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1963 August |
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5-10, figs. 1-6, maps 1-2 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| 20-30 in the North |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| 20 in north Sumatra, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| 24-50 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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World
Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
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| The food of both species is probably very similar, consisting principally of small twigs. These twigs are often obtained by felling small saplings, sometimes by a most peculiar technique of twisting the trunk. The Sumatran rhino is also known to eat fruits and, as it does not digest the seeds, ... |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Javan Rhino
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| Both species of Southeast Asian rhino can probably live in almost any kind of topography. They probably once inhabited much of the swampy lowlands and wet highlands of our area, but have been forced exclusively to the most inaccessible mountain forests by the pressure of human agriculture and hu... |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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| A recent report from Vietnam confirms the fact that there is almost certainly a small group of rhinos, possibly Javan, in that country. |
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World
Morphology - Horn
Sumatran Rhino
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| The posterior horn of the Sumatran rhino is often so poorly developed as to be invisible in the field. |
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World
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Javan Rhino
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| Like all rhinos, both the Javan and Sumatran species are principally nocturnal animals. They move about only when it is cool, spending the hot part of the day resting in the shade or in mud wallows. |
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World
Ecology - Population
Sumatran Rhino
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| sumatrensis has been known to attain the age of 47 years in captivity. |
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The rhinos of South-East Asia
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