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Rhinoceroses |
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Fetherstonhaugh, A.H. |
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1951 |
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Malayan Nature Journal |
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5 |
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191-193 |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| Positive identification of R. sondaicus can be made from the typical 'tesselated' hide with heavy folds at neck, shoulder and hip; the fold of skin behind the shoulder being carried right across the back. The hide of R. sumatrensrs does not show this mosaic pattern and most of the body is covered... |
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World
Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| Positive identification of R. sondaicus can be made from the typical 'tesselated' hide with heavy folds at neck, shoulder and hip; the fold of skin behind the shoulder being carried right across the back. The hide of R. sumatrensrs does not show this mosaic pattern and most of the body is covered... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Morphology - Horn
Sumatran Rhino
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| Malaya. The presence of a single horn. This alone is not a sure guide for the field observer as the posterior horn in R. sumatrensis is often little more than a thickening of the skin on the nose and impossible to observe accurately in jungle. |
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Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| An exceptionally large track. This will most certainly denote R. sondaicus but again an immature specimen will not leave a large track. It will also be borne in mind that a beast leaves a very different track according to the nature and state of the ground, the speed at which it is travelling and... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| The belief that R. sondaicus is found only in low-lying swampy country is contradicted by S. H. Prater who states that this species has been recorded at heights up to 7,000 feet above sea level. I have received reports of unusually large tracks in Malaya up to 4,000 feet. Similar feeding habits ... |
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Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| An animal over 4 ft. 6 in. at the shoulder will be R. sondaicus, but it must be remembered that an immature specimen will not be conspicuous for its size. |
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Rhinoceroses
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