Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses. It is the smallest rhinoceros, standing about 120–145 centimetres (3.9–4.8 ft) high at the shoulder, with a body length of 250 centimetres (98 in) and weight of 500–800 kilograms (1100–1760 lb).
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The Sumatran rhinoceros is a small, hairy rhinoceros which survives in limited numbers in pockets of Indonesian and Malaysian rain forests. Only three institutions showcase Sumatran rhinos, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Los Angeles Zoo, and the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Borneo. The sumatran rhino ldie between 30 to 40 years
Sumatran Rhinoceros Media
First drawing of the first specimen known to Western science, by William Bell, 1793
Skeleton of the Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran rhinoceros at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio
A diagram showing the size of small and large Sumatran rhino individuals compared to humans.
A rhinoceros roaming the ruined city of Chiang Saen, northern Thailand, in 1867
A cloud forest in Sabah, Borneo
Male of the possibly extinct D. s. lasiotis with a large front horn in London Zoo around 1904
Sumatran rhinoceros wallowing, Cincinnati Zoo
Mother with four-day-old juvenile
D. s. sumatrensis, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
