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| Title: |
The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project |
| Author(s): |
Nardelli, F. |
| Year published: |
1985 |
| Journal: |
Help Newsletter, Port Lympne |
| Volume: |
7 |
| Pages: |
4-8, figs. 1-2 |
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Morphology
Sumatran Rhino
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| The quantity and distribution of the animal's hair varies from one to another, though it seems most abundant in young animals, and the skin on the face and within the deep folds running round the whole body is usually hairless. The ears are lined with specially thick hair and trimmed with a frin... |
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Ecology - Food
Sumatran Rhino
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| A good food supply may keep them in a feeding patch of about ten square kilometres for several weeks, as they browse on trees and shrubs, taking leaves, twigs, and any fruit in season. Records of their diet include over a hundred plant species from over forty families, though grasses, except for... |
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Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| Although primary tropical rain forest is the rhino's favourite habitat, it has been recorded in other settings, from swamps at sea level to regions as high as 2,500 metres, always preferring the dense undergrowth, which was formerly widespread. Low-lying land has been cleared more easily, so tha... |
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Behaviour - Senses
Sumatran Rhino
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| Verdicts on the rhino's hearing range from acute to rather poor, though most writers agree that it has a well-developed sense of smell, on which it must rely to help compensate for less good sight. |
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Morphology
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| The hair, anything from off-white to black in colour |
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Morphology - Horn
Sumatran Rhino
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| The horns, smaller in the female, match the body colour, usually a darkish grey. |
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Ecology - Habitat
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| The travels of the rhino often follow well-marked trails established by other members of his own or different species. |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Sumatran Rhino
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| Wallowing rhinos have been heard giving contented buzzing sounds, varied by snorts and grunts, though a series of squeaks seem to be the usual sound of an undisturbed rhinoceros feeding. Captive females have also been known to give loud whistles. |
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Reproduction
Sumatran Rhino
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| Gestation period1 year |
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Morphology
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| Each of the broad, flat feet bears three nails. The measurements of rhino footprints seem to vary with the quality of the ground, for the soft skin beneath the feet is quite elastic. |
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The Sumatran Rhinoceros Project
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