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Title: Land mammals of Indonesia
Author(s): Veevers-Carter, W.
Year published: 1979
Publisher: Jakarta, PT Intermasa
Volume: -
Pages: -
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World
Morphology - Horn
All Rhino Species
The 'horn' is actually made of matter horny fibre resembling the human fingernail and issuing from the skin, and not of bone.
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Species:
Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Javan Rhino
Unlike the African rhinos, the Javan rhino is a forest dweller, eating bushes, leaves, young shoots and also several thorny, stinging or burning plants which are harmful to man.
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Location:
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Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Names in vernacular
Javan Rhino
Badak Jawa
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
World
Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
Unlike the African rhinos, the Javan rhino is a forest dweller, eating bushes, leaves, young shoots and also several thorny, stinging or burning plants which are harmful to man.
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
World
Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
Unlike the African rhinos, the Javan rhino is a forest dweller, eating bushes, leaves, young shoots and also several thorny, stinging or burning plants which are harmful to man.
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World
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Javan Rhino
They wallow frequently so that their thick almost hairless skins are usually covered with mud. This keeps them cool and protects them from insects, just as it does the water buffalo.
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Asia
Distribution - Reasons for decline
Javan Rhino
If their trails are disturbed, individual rhinos become isolated and find it more difficult to reproduce.
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
The horn is believed to have medicinal qualities, and many rhinos have been killed for the horn alone, although there is no proof of its effectiveness.
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