Showing posts with label Badak Jawa. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Badak Jawa (Rhinocerus sondaicus)

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The Facts on Java Rhino
The Java Rhinoceros is also known as the lesser one horned rhinoceros. This species is a member of the Rhinocerotidae family and is included in one of the five extant rhinoceroses. The Java Rhino has a resemblance with the Indian Rhinoceros because they come from the same genus. Both species have similar mosaicked skin that looks like armor and as strong as armor. However, the Java Rhino is smaller than the Indian Rhino because its length is only 3 – 3.2 meter in average and 1.4 – 1.7 meter in average height. In term of the size, this rhino is almost similar to the black rhinoceros from the Diceros genus.