Javan rhinoceros  (Rhinoceros sondaicus)

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Glossary

Keratin: A group of fibrous proteins that form the basis of hair, nails, wool etc in animals.
Subspecies: A different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2002)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. WWF (February, 2008)
    http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/rhinoceros/index.cfm
  3. CITES (October, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D.W. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. International Rhino Foundation (February, 2008)
    http://www.rhinos-irf.org
  6. Foose, T.J. and van Strien, N. (1997) Asian Rhinos – Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  7. WWF (February, 2008)
    http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/asia_pacific/our_programmes/areas/index.cfm