The animal was seen defecating often into the water.
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 and plenty of leaves.
Animal in zoo Bangkok. It was very tame.
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 and plenty of leaves.
female Sumatran rhino that was presented to the King of Thailand by the King of Malaysia, to be reared in the Zoo. It was named 'Linchong' (means flower in Thai) by the Queen of Thailand.
Zoo Bangkok 1986 - Dicerorhinus sumatrensis inhabited an enclosure 20 x 35 in where provision was made for the animal to wallow. The animal was seen defaecating often into the water.
