 | Furley, C.W. 1987 The death of Subur. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 9: 43, fig. 1 |
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Ecology - Food
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| Port Lympne Zoo. We had trouble persuading her to eat properly during the weeks that followed. She consumed only a few twigs, lucerne hay and fruit each day, though Torgamba had settled in well on the same diet after his arrival. After five weeks her appetite suddenly increased, and she began ... |
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| Nardelli, F. 1987 The conservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis): a situation report and proposal for future directions. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 31-37 |
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Management - Programs
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| May 24, 1985: The joint agreement signed by Indonesian Government and Howletts & Port Lympne Zoo Park, UK.
August 1985: Howletts-Indonesian joint project goes ahead.
September 1985: Base camp constructed at Torgamba.
September - October 1985: Survey of rhino trails, under the supervision of ca... |
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| Cranbrook, Earl of 1987 Riches of the wild: land mammals of South-East Asia. Singapore, Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, pp. i-vii, 1-95 |
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| They are normally solitary. |
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| Atmawidjaja, R. 1987 Country report - Indonesia: Rhino management in Indonesia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 70-74 |
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| In the Gunung Tuju forest and some are found along the Seblat River in Bengkulu. |
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| Furley, C.W. 1987 The death of Subur. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 9: 43, fig. 1 |
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| Port Lympne - death of female Subur in 1986. Laboratory tests on various tissues showed that the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae was present in the gut in huge numbers. This is an unusual feature in this type of animal. |
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| Andau, P.M. 1987 Conservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros in Sabah, Malaysia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 39-47, fig. 3 |
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| The method entails the involvement of as many personnel as possible in the search for footprints of rhinos within a predetermined area and in accordance with a predetermined schedule of routes and times. Personnel enter the survey area in groups of four and work from a series of work camps in su... |
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| Meckvichai, C. 1987 On the status of the Sumatran rhino in captivity in Thailand. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 57-58 |
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| The animal was seen defecating often into the water. |
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| Cranbrook, Earl of 1987 Riches of the wild: land mammals of South-East Asia. Singapore, Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, pp. i-vii, 1-95 |
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| They are normally sedentary but not territorial, in so far as the home ranges of individuals may overlap. |
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| Atmawidjaja, R. 1987 Country report - Indonesia: Rhino management in Indonesia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 70-74 |
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| It lives solitary or occurs in small groups of two, that is female and young. |
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| Cranbrook, Earl of 1987 Riches of the wild: land mammals of South-East Asia. Singapore, Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, pp. i-vii, 1-95 |
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| Densities in primary forest tracts as Endau-Rompin vary from one Sumatran rhino per 40 km? to one per 120 km? |
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