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The Javan rusa, aka rusa deer or sunda sambar, is located on the island chains of Indonesia, off of Australia, Brazil, Fiji, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. They prefer open dry forests, mixed deciduous forests, parklands, Savannas, shrublands, […]

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