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The Javan rhinoceros, aka Javan rhino, lesser one-horned rhinoceros, or Sunda rhinoceros, are perhaps the rarest large land mammal on earth. They can only be found on the island of Indonesia. None exist in captivity. They prefer grasslands, dense, lowland rainforests, and reed beds packed with rivers, large floodplains, or […]

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Welcome the Malayan tapir, aka the Asian tapir or Malay tapir. These are the only surviving species of Old World tapirs. They can be found, although severely fragmented, from south-eastern Asia, to southern Myanmar on down to south-western Thailand, Malaysia, and the Malay Peninsula on over to Sumatra. These tapirs […]

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The rhinoceros beetle, aka horn beetle or unicorn beetle, is part of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). These are the largest known family of beetles in the world. They can also be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. Rhinoceros beetles may look big and scary, but they’re actually quite peaceful… […]

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In the 20th century, populations of the black rhinoceros declined exponentially, due to over-hunting and poaching for their horns. There were 8 subspecies of black rhino. 4 are now extinct and only 3 – the eastern, south-western, and south-central – still have viable populations; capable of bringing their numbers back […]

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The Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest of the 3 Asiatic rhino species. They are also listed as Critically Endangered, due to habitat destruction, poaching, and climate change (drought), as recorded by the IUCN. These rhinos go by the names of hairy rhinos and Asian 2-horned rhinos. Sumatran rhinos like areas […]

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The Indian rhinoceros, aka the greater one-horned rhinoceros, resides in northern India and Nepal. It is the second largest rhino, after Africa’s white rhino. This Asian species of rhino has but 1 black horn, unlike the African rhinos who possess 2 horns. They prefer swamps, floodplain grasslands, and forests. Due […]

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The white rhinos are amazing creatures! The white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in the world, after the elephant. White rhinos can weigh over 2 tons and stand as tall as 6 feet, at the shoulders. There were once over 30 species of rhino, but today there are […]

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