TUGAS 16 Report text : Animal
RHINOCERUS Sumatran hinoceros The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinussumatrensis) is the smallest rhino species. It is alsothe most distinctive rhinoceros. It has beenhunted a lot that it is almost extinct. There are lessthan 300 Sumatran rhinoceroses surviving inMalaysia and Indonesia. Between 1985 and 1995,the number of Sumatran rhinos declined by 50percent because of poaching and habitatdestruction. The Sumatran rhinoceros has unique grey or reddish-brown coat. It is believed to be the only survivor of thelineage that included the woolly rhinoceros. Sumatranrhinos stand up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at the shoulder andweigh up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). They have folded skin, likethe other Asian rhinos, except that it is covered with coarse,bristly hair. The Sumatran is the only rhino in Asia with twohorns. The front horn is usually the longest, reaching alength of 90 cm (36 inch), and the rear one is sometimes sosmall that the animal looks as if it is single-horned.They live mainly in fore...