Jakarta (ANTARA News) - In Indonesia, there are two of the five types of rhinos left in the world. Two Sumatran rhinoceros is Java (Rhinocerus sondaicus) and the Sumatran rhinoceros (sumatrensis Dicerorhinus).
As discussed in the forum site rhinoceros, striking differences of these two types of rhinos is the total culanya. Java rhino bercula one, while the Sumatran rhino has two cula in the head.
Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest rhinoceros and most primitive type of the five types of rhinos left in the world - this is why frequently referred to the primitive rhinoceros. Length from the mouth up to the base of the tail around 240-270 cm, height 120-135 cm, and weight 909 kg.
Cula next biggest is in front, while the second cula on the eyes and smaller - sometimes only in the form clots.
While Java rhinoceros-sized larger than the Sumatran rhinoceros. 168-175 cm height and barely reach 4 meters long. Java rhino females do not have cula, and cula in male rhinoceros can reach 27 cm in length.
For habitat, Java rhinoceros lived in the lush undergrowth and close the trunk. This rhinoceros avoid places that open space. While the Sumatran rhinos live in dense forests, though occasionally frequent low down to the shore to find a drier place.
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Monday 2 July 2012
Sunday 1 July 2012
Baby rhino Queen entered the stage adaptation
Waykambas (Reuters) - Baby rhino males (Andatu) who had been born a few days ago from the womb of the mother rhino Queen is now in the process of adaptation.
"Not many of our treatment of the child's rhinoceros, in the framework of our efforts to keep the mother rhino behaviors that concern did not want to touch her child if it is touched lainnyan creature" said Coordinator of Sumatra Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) Central Way Kambas National Park (BBTNWK) East Lampung, Dr. Dedi Chandra, in East Lampung, on Tuesday.
According to him, this time the baby rhino Queen was not given the duration of breastfeeding and other nutrition.
Meanwhile, he argued, the baby's health condition is more every day tend to show significant progress.
"The weight of Andatu estimated weight 30 pounds, and now, masi approached with its mother," he said.
Queen on Saturday (23/6) morning gave birth to the male rhino named Minister of Forestry Andatu, which is the combined name of Andalas (rhinoceros male or father) and the Queen.
"At that time, we predicted in mid-June rhino queen will give birth, and the prediction is right there in the middle of the month," said the vet.
Ahead of the birth process, he argues, the Queen seemed agitated. Every now and then he climbed a tree, rolling, rolling home and the mother was sitting and occasional standing.
"That's the sign of labor, was born shortly from Andatu. A few hours later got up and walked Andatu mother to breastfeed," she said.
Dedi said, the birth of four children born Andatu a rhinoceros in the world, and the first in Southeast Asia after 100 years, because the rhino population has never breed again.
"Pregnancy is planned, we will try to bring Andalas with Rosa who is now 12 years old," he said.
Furthermore, he explained that the four rhinos in captivity that SRS is a problematic group.
"If it was about time rhinos was able to socialize with the wild, then we will take it off, of the order of the government," he added.
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"Not many of our treatment of the child's rhinoceros, in the framework of our efforts to keep the mother rhino behaviors that concern did not want to touch her child if it is touched lainnyan creature" said Coordinator of Sumatra Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) Central Way Kambas National Park (BBTNWK) East Lampung, Dr. Dedi Chandra, in East Lampung, on Tuesday.
According to him, this time the baby rhino Queen was not given the duration of breastfeeding and other nutrition.
Meanwhile, he argued, the baby's health condition is more every day tend to show significant progress.
"The weight of Andatu estimated weight 30 pounds, and now, masi approached with its mother," he said.
Queen on Saturday (23/6) morning gave birth to the male rhino named Minister of Forestry Andatu, which is the combined name of Andalas (rhinoceros male or father) and the Queen.
"At that time, we predicted in mid-June rhino queen will give birth, and the prediction is right there in the middle of the month," said the vet.
Ahead of the birth process, he argues, the Queen seemed agitated. Every now and then he climbed a tree, rolling, rolling home and the mother was sitting and occasional standing.
"That's the sign of labor, was born shortly from Andatu. A few hours later got up and walked Andatu mother to breastfeed," she said.
Dedi said, the birth of four children born Andatu a rhinoceros in the world, and the first in Southeast Asia after 100 years, because the rhino population has never breed again.
"Pregnancy is planned, we will try to bring Andalas with Rosa who is now 12 years old," he said.
Furthermore, he explained that the four rhinos in captivity that SRS is a problematic group.
"If it was about time rhinos was able to socialize with the wild, then we will take it off, of the order of the government," he added.
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