Diet consists of shoots, twigs, young foliage, and fruits of numerous species. It depends on salt licks for essential minerals.
It has a pointed upper lip.
It can travel over long distances within a short period of time.
It is dusky grey in colour.
This subspecies of Javan rhinoceros occurs only in Cat Tien National Park. Its numbers are very low and decreasing. If no immediate and drastic conservation measures are taken, the world will lose this rhino subspecies in the near future. Presence in Cat Tien NP confirmed by photograph.
The Javan (Vietnamese) Rhinoceros is extremely sensitive to human activity (thus it has become nocturnal).
It has a pointed upper lip.
Vietnamese Rhinoceros. Weight 650 to 800 kg.
It is dusky grey in colour.
Diet consists of shoots, twigs, young foliage, and fruits of numerous species. It depends on salt licks for essential minerals.
A single calf is born after a gestation period of about 16 months.
The Javan (Vietnamese) Rhinoceros is solitary and extremely sensitive to human activity (Thus it has become nocturnal).
It likes to wallow in shallow muddy pools.
Females probably do not breed more than once every 4-5 years, making this species' reproductive cycle very long.
Vietnamese Rhinoceros. Shoulder height, 110-130 cm
