This species of rhino is very rare. The number is about 60 individuals, which casts doubt on its continued long existence. Ended unsuccessfully and attempts to contain this rhino in zoos. There is not a single individual of this species that would live in captivity today.
Rhino species
Of the once sufficiently large population of this animal, only five species have survived. Three of them - Sumatran, Indian and Javanese rhinos, live in Asia. The other two - white and black rhinos, live in West and Central Africa.
- Black rhino. The number of this species of rhinoceros in the middle of the twentieth century significantly decreased - up to 13.5 thousand individuals. The largest population lives in some African countries: Angola, South Africa, Tanzania, the Central African Republic, Mozambique, Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
- White rhino. Its habitat is only Africa (northeast and south). These are the territories of the following countries: Zimbabwe, South Africa, South Sudan, Namibia and the Republic of Congo. The approximate number of these animals as of 2010 is 20 170 individuals.
- Javan rhino. The number of this species is not more than 60 individuals. In many places of its habitat, the animal finally died out in the middle of the twentieth century. This rhino is also threatened with extinction in the near future. More detailed information about the animal is presented later in the article.
- Indian rhino. This is the largest population. She lives in the Kaziranga National Park of India. In total there are about 1, 600 individuals in it. The second largest rhinoceros is the Chitwan Nepalese Nature Reserve, where approximately 600 individuals live. There is another conservation area located in Pakistan - Lal Suhantra National Park, where there are 300 rhinos.
- Sumatran rhino. This species lives only on the peninsula of Malaysia and on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The total number is about 275 individuals. Sumatran rhinoceros is listed in the International Red Book in connection with the real threat of extinction.
Javanese Rhino Overview
A rhinoceros of this very few species is listed in the Red Book in connection with the threat of complete extinction. The main factor that led to this deplorable state is poaching, the purpose of which is to hunt horns. Its market price is three times higher than the cost of the horn of an African rhino.
Once the Javanese rhino was found throughout the mainland of South and Southeast Asia. It could be seen in many countries of Asia: in India, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand. He also lived on the islands of Sumatra and Java, as well as on the Malacca Peninsula.
External features
In appearance, this rhino is similar to the Indian one, only its head is much larger, and the body, on the contrary, is smaller. Also, wrinkles are not very visible on his skin.
The body has a length of 2-4 meters, a height of 170 centimeters, and weight - 900-2300 kg. It has a Javanese rhino (photo presented in the article), like all other species, one horn. Its length reaches 25 centimeters.
Habitat Features
Typical habitats for this rare animal are river floodplains, wet meadows, and low-lying rainforests. Javanese rhinos are common today only in the western outskirts of Java in Indonesia, in Ujung Kulon National State Park, as well as in Kattyen National Park, located in Vietnam.
In other areas of the former range, they do not occur.
Rhino lifestyle
These are mainly solitary animals. Only cubs stay close to their mother until they reach maturity.
Sometimes Javanese rhinos are found in whole groups by the water or in puddles of mud. They do not dig holes with mud, but mainly use prepared ones dug by other animals.
Food
This species of rhino, like many other animals, is herbivore. The diet includes young shoots and leaves on shrubs, on small trees, as well as foliage that has fallen to the ground. The animal, trying to reach the feed, bends with his whole body on a bush or tree, bends and breaks it. An adult Javanese rhino can consume up to 50 kilograms of food in one day.
It should be noted that for rhinos, salt marshes containing salt in the upper layers of the soil are important. This substance is necessary to maintain a good metabolism, especially for Vietnamese individuals. Animals living in Java by the sea receive salt along with sea water.
Enemies
There are no natural enemies of this rhino. The main threat to the remainder of the population is the anthropogenic factor.
Poaching contributes to a sufficiently strong decrease in the number of individuals. This is due to the fact that in Chinese traditional medicine, rhino horns are very highly valued, the sale of which brings large revenues.
