Javan rhino: New footage shows one of world's rarest large animals is having babies

[Still Waters]

In the jungles of Indonesia, a camera trap has captured footage of a Javan rhinoceros calf, one of the rarest and most threatened large mammals on planet Earth.

Spotted alongside its mother, the Javan rhino calf was spotted in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park on the morning of March 4, 2024. The calf is estimated to be between 3 to 5 months old, but little else is known about the individual – it's not even certain whether it is male or female yet. 

The video (below) follows previous sightings in 2022 and 2023 that each showed other new Javan rhino calves, suggesting the troubled species is perhaps not as doomed as once thought. 

https://www.iflscience.com/new-footage-shows-one-of-worlds-rarest-large-animals-is-having-babies-73916

[Myles]

6 hours ago, Still Waters said:

In the jungles of Indonesia, a camera trap has captured footage of a Javan rhinoceros calf, one of the rarest and most threatened large mammals on planet Earth.

Spotted alongside its mother, the Javan rhino calf was spotted in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park on the morning of March 4, 2024. The calf is estimated to be between 3 to 5 months old, but little else is known about the individual – it's not even certain whether it is male or female yet. 

The video (below) follows previous sightings in 2022 and 2023 that each showed other new Javan rhino calves, suggesting the troubled species is perhaps not as doomed as once thought. 

https://www.iflscience.com/new-footage-shows-one-of-worlds-rarest-large-animals-is-having-babies-73916

But it is still doomed.  The wild acres are shrinking rapidly as the population of humans continue to grow.  

[Still Waters]

Another rare Javan rhino calf spotted at Indonesia park

A new Javan rhino calf has been spotted in an Indonesian national park, the facility's head said Friday, further boosting hopes for one of the world's most endangered mammals after two other sightings this year.

The female calf, believed to be between three and five months old, was spotted in camera trap footage taken in May at Java's Ujung Kulon National Park, a find only made public Thursday by Indonesia's environment and forestry ministry.

The mammal named Iris was seen walking with her mother, said Ardi Andono, head of the park.

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-rare-javan-rhino-calf-indonesia.html