Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumerian rhinoceros is a rare member of the Rhinocerotidae family, one of the five existing species of rhinoceros, the smallest species of rhinoceros, the Sumerian rhino is a solitary animal except for mating, maize and breeding. These are the most vocal types of rhinoceros, communicating by placing their feet on the soil and leaving the stool
The Sumatran Rhino stands 112-145 cm (3,67-4,76 ft) high in the shoulder, with a head and body length of 2.36-3.18 m (7.7 to 10.4 ft) and a tail length of 35- 70 cm (14-28 ft), male weight ranges from 500 to 1,000 kg (1,100 to 2200 lb), with an average of 700-800 kg (1,500-1,800 lbs), and a record of one sample of 2,000 kg (4400 lb), the length of the nose horn is usually 15-25 cm (5,9-9.8 ft), has a coat of reddish brown hair covering most of the body
The Sumatra Rhino houses rainforests, swamps, and cloud forests in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. In ancient times they lived in southwest China, especially in Sichuan, and now they are threatened with extinction, located in Sumatra, Borneo, Malay, their numbers are difficult to identify because they are solitary animals that are widely spread throughout their range
The Sumatra rhinoceros lives an estimated 30-45 years in the wild, while the standard time in captivity is for a female who lived for 32 years and 8 months before dying at the London Zoo in 1900, the Sumatra rhino hair can range from thick (The most intense hair in small calves) to rare, usually brownish-reddish
Sumatra rhinoceros have a very poor vision, characterized by speed and flexibility was easily climbs the mountains and cut steep slopes and banks of rivers comfortably
The Sumatra Rhino lives in both the low and highland lands, rainforests, marshes and cloud forests, mountainous areas may inhabit close proximity to the water and the upper valleys are particularly sharp with abundant shrubs, Sumatra Rhino inhabits once in a continuous group north to Burma, , Bangladesh, unconfirmed reports in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, all known living animals in Malaysia Peninsula, Sumatra Island, Sabah, Borneo
Most feed the Sumatra rhino before dark and in the morning. With a diet of seedlings, leaves, fruits, twigs, rhino usually consumes up to 50 kg (110 pounds) of food per day, researchers have identified more than 100 food species consumed by the Sumatran Rhino, the bulk of the diet is Tree seedlings with stem diameter of 1-6 cm
Females become sexually mature at the age of six to seven years, while males become sexually mature in about 10 years, the gestation period is about 15-16 months, the micro-born weighs typically 40-60 kg (88-132 lbs) 15 months and stays with his mother for the first two to three years of his life
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