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| Title: |
Land mammals of Indonesia |
| Author(s): |
Veevers-Carter, W. |
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1979 |
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Jakarta, PT Intermasa |
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Morphology - Horn
All Rhino Species
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| The 'horn' is actually made of matter horny fibre resembling the human fingernail and issuing from the skin, and not of bone. |
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Asia
Ecology - Habitat
Javan Rhino
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| Unlike the African rhinos, the Javan rhino is a forest dweller, eating bushes, leaves, young shoots and also several thorny, stinging or burning plants which are harmful to man. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Names in vernacular
Javan Rhino
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| Badak Jawa |
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Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
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| Unlike the African rhinos, the Javan rhino is a forest dweller, eating bushes, leaves, young shoots and also several thorny, stinging or burning plants which are harmful to man. |
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Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
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| Unlike the African rhinos, the Javan rhino is a forest dweller, eating bushes, leaves, young shoots and also several thorny, stinging or burning plants which are harmful to man. |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine
Javan Rhino
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| They wallow frequently so that their thick almost hairless skins are usually covered with mud. This keeps them cool and protects them from insects, just as it does the water buffalo. |
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Distribution - Reasons for decline
Javan Rhino
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| If their trails are disturbed, individual rhinos become isolated and find it more difficult to reproduce. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| The horn is believed to have medicinal qualities, and many rhinos have been killed for the horn alone, although there is no proof of its effectiveness. |
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Land mammals of Indonesia
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