 | 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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| The skin bears a sparse but even coat of short, stiff hairs. Some specimens, especially those in zoos, grow a patchy coat of shaggy hair, which may be tinged reddish brown; others are rubbed bare. On pieces of skin of a freshly killed Sumatran rhino from Sabah, which I examined for forensic pur... |
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| Khan, M. 1987 Country report - Malaysia: Distribution and population of the Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis in Peninsular Malaysia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 75-82, fig. 4, table 1 |
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| It feeds on tree saplings, climbers and other forest plants. In Peninsular Malaysia, three hundred species of plants have been identified as food items for the rhino. |
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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 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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| Meckvichai, C. 1987 On the status of the Sumatran rhino in captivity in Thailand. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 57-58 |
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| Zoo Bangkok 1986. The food given to the animal was different to what it used to get in Malaysia. It was pointed out the difficulties in obtaining wild plants in such an urban city as Bangkok, far from forests. Therefore, as an alternative, the animal was given beans, bananas, sweet potatoes a... |
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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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| The skin folds are reduced and only two cross the spine, one over the fore-parts and one over the rump. The surface texture of the skin is granular. |
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| Tajuddin Abdullah, M.; Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari 1987 Rhino breeding in Malaysia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 62-63 |
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| Two sites have been identified for the captive propagation of Sumatran rhino
(a) Malacca Zoo
(b) Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve
There are four sexually mature female rhinos at the Malacca Zoo. A new rhino enclosure has been built here to house the animals. Probably four breeding pairs can ... |
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| Tajuddin Abdullah, M. 1987 Rhino trapping in Malaysia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 27-30, tables 1-3 |
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| The Department of Wildlife and National Parks set up an ad hoc Committee on Rhino Capture, with Mohd. Khan bin Momin Khan as Chairman, and other 5 members; Louis C. Ratnam, Zainal zahari Zainuddin, Zaaba Zainal Abidin, Syariff Daim, and Mohd. Tajuddin Abdullah. The resolutions of the committee's... |
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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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| 1982: First discussions between Indonesian authorities and Howletts & Port Lympne Zoo Park, UK. |
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| Khan, M. 1987 Country report - Malaysia: Distribution and population of the Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis in Peninsular Malaysia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 75-82, fig. 4, table 1 |
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| Lives in forests both in the lowlands as well as the mountains. Surface water, wallows, salt licks and cover are important requisites of the animal. |
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| Atmawidjaja, R. 1987 Country report - Indonesia: Rhino management in Indonesia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 70-74 |
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| Sumatra. In Gunung leuser restricted to primary forests 1000-1900 m above sea level. |
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