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Reference Base  Enkele eerste aanteekeningen over de sporen der Javaansch... |
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| Title: |
Enkele eerste aanteekeningen over de sporen der Javaansche zoogdieren |
| Author(s): |
Sody, H.J.V. |
| Year published: |
1936 |
| Journal: |
Tectona |
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29 |
| Pages: |
215-262 |
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Morphology
Javan Rhino
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| Size of a track of an old male: 28 x 29 cm (F.J. Appelman). The rather precious drawings which I had of the rhinoceros and Sumatran elephant were lost, and I can only give a single sketch of the spoor of this rhinoceros made in very soft soil. It would certainly be desirable if a visitor to Udj... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Ecology - Habitat
Javan Rhino
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| The 'rhino paths' are well-known even today, which are still found, possibly further dug in through other means, on many mountains in the western half of Java, like on the Salak, Gedeh, Goentoer, Patoeha, Tjeremai and Slamet. The rhinos walk around the bends of the paths up to the highest tops a... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Behaviour - Social Behaviour
Javan Rhino
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| In general one cannot expect more than one animal in a certain place, except for a mother and young and of course, exceptionally, when a male and female come together. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Javan Rhino
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| The dung resembles horse droppings, but the balls are much larger (like tennis balls) and contain much dry woody matter. The rhino likes to deposit these on certain places in the forest, which are therefore covered in dung. Appelman, who followed a rhino in South Tasikmalaja in 1933, said that ... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Javan Rhino
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| The rhino likes to take mud baths. He has certain 'pangoejangans' which it visits regularly, and where formerly hunters would wait for it to appear. Near such a wallow all bushes and the grass are covered with mud and this mudcover can extend further afield because the mud is rubbed off the ani... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| According to A.R.W. Kerkhoven, the rhino male is generally smaller than the female. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| Java. Size of a track of an old male: 28 x 29 cm (F.J. Appelman). |
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