Javan rhinoceros Facts
Javan rhinoceros Facts
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Interesting Javan rhinoceros Facts: |
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Javan rhinoceros can reach 10 to 10.5 feet in length and 2.000 to 5.100 pounds of weight. |
Javan rhinoceros has grey or brown-grey hairless skin with pinkish skin on the folds, which are thick and create appearance of armored plates. |
Javan rhinoceros has long, pointed upper lip, massive body and short tail. Males have dagger-like, sharp incisors that are used for fight with other males during the mating season. Javan rhinoceros also has 6 broad molars on the each side of the jaw. |
Javan rhinoceros has one, grey or brown-colored horn that is usually less than 9.8 inches long. In the case of damage or loss, horn can be regenerated. |
Javan rhinoceros uses its horn to facilitate movement through dense vegetation, for excavation of muddy holes and pulling down of plants that are used for food. |
Javan rhinoceros has poor eyesight, but excellent sense of hearing and smell. |
Javan rhinoceros is a herbivore. Its diet is based on the leaves, young shoots, twigs and fruit. |
Javan rhinoceros wallows in the mud during the most part of a day to prevent overheating, eliminate parasites from the skin and avoid insect bites. |
Javan rhinoceros is solitary and territorial animal. It uses urine, feces and secretion from the foot glands to mark its territory. |
Javan rhinoceros can be occasionally seen with other rhinos in the areas rich in minerals (salt licks) and mud wallows. |
Mating season of Javan rhinoceros takes place from July to November. |
Pregnancy probably lasts 15 to 16 months (as in other rhinos) and ends with one baby. Young rhino stays with its mother until the age of 1 to 3 years. |
Females reach sexual maturity at the age of 5 to 7 years, males at the age of 10 years. |
Very few Javan rhinoceroses were ever kept in the zoos and they never managed to reproduce in the captivity. |
Estimated lifespan of Javan rhinoceros is 35 to 40 years. |
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