Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Africa's rhinos often get the spotlight—but Indonesia's two rhino species are far closer to extinction

Small, hairy and cheekily charismatic. Those words sprang to mind when I first met a Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) after traversing the maze of wooden slat paths at the conservation center in the dense, humid forests of Malaysian Borneo.

Africa's rhinos often get the spotlight—but Indonesia's two rhino species are far closer to extinction
Image: Phys.org
Small, hairy and cheekily charismatic. Those words sprang to mind when I first met a Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) after traversing the maze of wooden slat paths at the conservation center in the dense, humid forests of Malaysian Borneo.

Originally published at Phys.org

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