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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
Ecology
Javan Rhino
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All members of the family Rhinocerotidae have the need to wallow in mud or water to protect their skin from sun damage, remove ectoparasites and for thermoregulation purposes. Just 72 wild Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) remain on the planet, all located in their last stronghold in Ujung Kulon... |
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