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| Gestation period in one instance said to have been 7 months; this record has been questioned, and is certainly very much shorter than among other rhinoceroses. |
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| female 1872-1876. |
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| Reported to range from shrill whistles and peculiar humming sounds emitted when at peace and enjoying a wallow, to whistling screams and harsh grunts when wounded. |
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| The presence of two horns on the muzzle is diagnostic, but may not be obvious, especially in the wild. |
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| This rhino is better distinguished from the javan rhinoceros by the presence of only two deep and permanent folds of skin crossing the spine, one in the region of the shoulders, and the second over the hind quarters. Its skin is regularly granular. It is hairier than other rhinoceroses, especia... |
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| It is hairier than other rhinoceroses, especially when young. |
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| Solitary, or single adults with young. |
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| Van Peenen, F.D.P. 1969 Preliminary identification manual for mammals of South Vietnam. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, pp. i-vi, 1-310 |
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| i 1/2, c 0/0, pm 3/3, m 3/3 x 2 = 30, incisors often absent. |
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| Frequent regular wallows, and visit salt licks and mineral springs. |
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| Length of Body 2.5-2.8 m, head and body |
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