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Protecting the Javan rhino

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Javan Rhino in protected habitat https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Javan_Rhino_1900.jpg The Javan rhino is a large animal weighing about 2.3 tons and up to 4m in length and 1.7m in height. these large animals live in the forest in Indonesia they eat leaves, shoots, twigs and fallen fruit. nothing eats them as there is no animal large enough to currently eat them and kill them. there are currently 68 of them and they are at a stable number as they are protected and critically endangered. they are currently trying to increase there population by keeping them in protected habitats with everything they need and they are able to reproduce in these habitats. They live about 30-40 years and they are all in captivity now to try and recover there species so they do not go extinct. these animals are a light grey with rough skin there skin is very tough and they are able to walk through brush and on un even terrain, they have large paws and 2 horns which allow them to protect themselves. fo