US EditionRare Javan rhino calf spotted in Indonesia
- A calf was spotted in Ujung Kulon National Park, Java island, indicating successful breeding of Javan rhinos.
- Authorities estimate there are 82 rare rhinos in the sanctuary, once numerous but now threatened by poaching and habitat loss.
- Javan rhinos have distinctive folds of loose skin resembling armor plating, a unique characteristic of the species.
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In a national park on the island of Java, cameras have been taken of a juvenile of the Javan rhinoceros, and that's given scientists hope to save one of the world's most endangered species, the rhinoceros. The juvenile is thought to be three to five months old, and they don't know the sex yet.
Illegal hunting has decimated much of the species population living on the island of Java A new offspring of the world's rarest Javan rhinoceros was spotted in a national park in Indonesia, giving hope to efforts to preserve this endangered species. The three- to five-month-old animal was spotted last month by one of 126 cameras installed in Ujung Kulon National Park on the island of Java. Embassy invasion: Ecuador transfers former vice presiden…
In the Ujung Kulon National Park on the Indonesian island of Java, cameras have captured a young Sumatran rhinoceros, giving conservationists hope for the preservation of one of the most endangered animal species in the world. The young one is believed to be between three and five months old, and its gender has not yet been determined, according to the French press agency AFP.
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