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Reference Base  The wild mammals of Malaya and offshore islands, includin... |
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The wild mammals of Malaya and offshore islands, including Singapore |
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Medway, Lord |
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1969 |
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Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press |
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pp. i-xix, 1-127 |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| Formerly abundant in lowland forests, e.g. the Dindings. Recent records are from all types of forest, including high mountains. |
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Reproduction
Sumatran Rhino
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| Gestation period in one instance said to have been 7 months; this record has been questioned, and is certainly very much shorter than among other rhinoceroses. |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| The skin bears a mosaic-like pattern of roughened thickenings, and is heavily folded. Distinguished from Sumatran rhinoceros by larger size, the single horn, and by the presence of three continuous folds of skin running over the back, one in front of and one behind the shoulder, and one over the... |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Sumatran Rhino
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| Reported to range from shrill whistles and peculiar humming sounds emitted when at peace and enjoying a wallow, to whistling screams and harsh grunts when wounded. |
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Morphology - Horn
Sumatran Rhino
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| The presence of two horns on the muzzle is diagnostic, but may not be obvious, especially in the wild. |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| The skin bears a mosaic-like pattern of roughened thickenings, and is heavily folded. Distinguished from Sumatran rhinoceros by larger size, the single horn, and by the presence of three continuous folds of skin running over the back, one in front of and one behind the shoulder, and one over the... |
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Morphology
Sumatran Rhino
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| This rhino is better distinguished from the javan rhinoceros by the presence of only two deep and permanent folds of skin crossing the spine, one in the region of the shoulders, and the second over the hind quarters. Its skin is regularly granular. It is hairier than other rhinoceroses, especia... |
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Morphology
Sumatran Rhino
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| It is hairier than other rhinoceroses, especially when young. |
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Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Sumatran Rhino
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| Solitary, or single adults with young. |
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Ecology - Habitat
Sumatran Rhino
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| Frequent regular wallows, and visit salt licks and mineral springs. |
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