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| Title: |
The rhinos of South-East Asia |
| Author(s): |
Bruton, R. |
| Year published: |
1963 |
| Journal: |
Conservation News |
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1963 August |
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5-10, figs. 1-6, maps 1-2 |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Javan Rhino
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| Both species are very timid and solitary creatures, being found together only when mating and in cases of a mother and calf. (A case javan rhinos traveling in a small group has, however, been reported from Vietnam.) |
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Taxonomy - Evolution
All Rhino Species
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| Rhinos are very ancient creatures. They appeared on earth many millions of years ago and developed as part of a great horde of animals called the odd-toed ungulates. Though this group of mammals flourished in the past, covering the earth with a great variety of animals including many types of r... |
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Conservation
All Rhino Species
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| The present methods of protecting the rhino are inadequate. Hunting laws are extremely difficult to enforce because of the great profit that can be made poaching. The existing game preserves are inadequately staffed to protect against poaching. The natural habitats of the rhino are constantly ... |
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Taxonomy - Evolution
All Rhino Species
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| The rhino is an ugly creature; it is completely wild and uncivilized. If man finds this creature unpleasant, howerer, we may be sure that the rhino finds man even more unpleasant. There is no doubt whatever that man has the power to destroy every single rhino. In fact, it seems that he will do... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Thailand
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| Today the rhino horn and many other parts of the body, including the feces and urine, are sold at extremely high prices as cures for various ailments. The powdered rhino horn is especially prized as a care for male sterility and for rejuvenation. There is no doubt that these superstitions are e... |
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Morphology
Sumatran Rhino
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| Rhinos are basically nocturnal animals avoiding exercise during the heat of the day. While it is hot they usually remain in the shade or in mud wallows. Because of this habit of wallowing the color of rhinos seems to change from one location to another. The change is merely a change in the col... |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran 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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Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| Both the Javan one-horned rhino and the Sumatran two-horned rhino are generally forest dwelling animals. The sumatran rhino seems to be well adapted to any wet habitat. It can thrive and is usually found in the steepest and most impenetrable mountain forests. It is probable that both species w... |
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Ecology - Food
Sumatran 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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Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| They can move over rocky and steep terrain with an ease that astounds many observers. In dense vegetation they move with relative ease by burrowing underneath the vegetation rather than charging over it like elephants. Using such a burrowing technique they make many well-worn tunnels through th... |
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The rhinos of South-East Asia
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