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Reference Base  De dierenwereld van Insulinde in woord en beeld, I: De zo... |
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De dierenwereld van Insulinde in woord en beeld, I: De zoogdieren |
| Author(s): |
Balen, J.H. van |
| Year published: |
1914 |
| Publisher: |
Deventer, J.C. van der Burgh |
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pp. i-vii, i-xi, 1-505 |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
Javan Rhino
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| It is a secretive animal which runs away from humans, but when it is cornered or when it has a calf, it will stay put and is often a difficult adversary. Schneider tells about an encounter where the rhinoceros fiercely attacked them without provocation and where they could only escape by running... |
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Reproduction
Javan Rhino
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| In September, M?ller found a mother and a calf which was about three months old. When the hunters approached, the mother fled and left her calf behind, which had to be killed because it was very wild. The mating season is in August, according to Junghuhn. Every evening after nightfall, he hear... |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
Sumatran Rhino
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| It is less courageous and therefore less dangerous. His temperament is shown by the encounters told by Dr Hagen.
Hagen says that 'it often happens that a rhinoceros, during his walks, finds itself in the middle of a new tobacco plantation and it seems then that he is unhappy with this new garde... |
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Behaviour - Towards Man
Javan Rhino
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| M?ller tells the following story about a hunt of the rhinoceros, with bad results for one of the members of the nature commission: Mr G. van Raalte, administrator and draughtsman of the Nature Commission together with Dr Macklot was hunting rhinos in the Preanger Regencies near Parang in April 18... |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| The colour is greyish brown, darkest on the back, with a pinkish tint on the head and the belly, while within the skinfolds and on the inner side of the upper lip the colour is that of meat with a leadish tint. The calves are lighter in colour, at birth provided with short wooly but rather coars... |
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Morphology - Horn
Sumatran Rhino
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| The iris is brown, the horns and nails blackish. |
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Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| In the forest he follows his own paths, which he will only extend when he needs to do so to get food. |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Sumatran Rhino
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| The rhinoceros lives solitary or sometimes in pairs in the densest parts of the forest |
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Javan Rhino
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| The calves are lighter in colour, at birth provided with short wooly but rather coarse yellowish or dirty white hairs on the back, which they loose after a few months. |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis) is distinguished from the Javan in having two horns, and besides it has a smoother skin, less deep folds which are entirely absent on the hips and neck. |
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