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Reference Base  Field guide to the key mammal species of Cat Tien Nationa... |
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Field guide to the key mammal species of Cat Tien National Park |
| Author(s): |
Pham Nhat; Nguyen Xuan Dang; Polet, G. |
| Year published: |
2001 |
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Hanoi, WWF Cat Tien National Park Conservation Project and Fauna and Flora International - Indochina Programme. |
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pp. 1-145 |
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Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
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| Diet consists of shoots, twigs, young foliage, and fruits of numerous species. It depends on salt licks for essential minerals. |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| It has a pointed upper lip. |
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Ecology - Population
Javan Rhino
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| It can travel over long distances within a short period of time. |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| It is dusky grey in colour. |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| This subspecies of Javan rhinoceros occurs only in Cat Tien National Park. Its numbers are very low and decreasing. If no immediate and drastic conservation measures are taken, the world will lose this rhino subspecies in the near future. Presence in Cat Tien NP confirmed by photograph. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Javan Rhino
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| The Javan (Vietnamese) Rhinoceros is extremely sensitive to human activity (thus it has become nocturnal). |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| It has a pointed upper lip. |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| Vietnamese Rhinoceros. Weight 650 to 800 kg. |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| It is dusky grey in colour. |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| The rhino has one horn and three folds of skin across its back; one fold of skin in front of its shoulder. |
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