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Title: More than just mud: the importance of wallows to Javan rhino ecology and behaviour
Author(s): Wilson, S.G.; Hockings, G.; Deretic, J.M.; Kark, S.
Year published: 2020
Journal: Pachyderm
Volume: 61
Pages: 49-62
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
Ecology
Javan Rhino
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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