Javan rhino calves found in Indonesia
Four Javan rhino calves have been found in the Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia during a recent field survey.
The Javan rhinoceros (Sunda rhinoceros to be more precise) or Lesser One-horned rhinoceros, is the rarest rhino species and one of the most endangered large mammals on the planet. It is distinguished by it’s small size, single horn and loose skin folds.
The baby rhinos, six to seven months of age, fled into the park where two adult rhinos were staying. The birth of the calves gives new hope that Javan rhinos can breed in the wild at levels high enough to keep the population alive.
Javan rhinos do not fare well in captivity, living about half the age the rhinoceros will reach in the wild.
A lengthy and expensive program to breed Sumatran rhinos failed miserably, making attempts to preserve the Javan species unlikely.
More photos of the Javan rhino below.