Rarest rhino captured on film in Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 29 (UPI) -- A specially installed camera in the jungles of Indonesia has captured the world's rarest rhinoceros on film despite the animal's attack on the camera.

Only 60-70 of the Javan rhinos are left in the wild with the footage giving an unusual view of the rare animals in their natural habitat. A spokesman for the World Wildlife Federation told the BBC Thursday the motion-triggered camera traps were a great aid in conservation habits without disturbing habitat.

But the WWF's Stephen Hogg, who designed the hidden cameras, expressed puzzlement at the female rhino's attack.

"The assault on the camera still has us baffled because we specifically use infrared lights as the source of illumination when we designed and built these units so as to not scare animals away when the camera activates," he said.

Efforts are also under way to create additional Javan rhino groups by relocating a few from Ujung Kulon National Park, where the camera was placed, to another suitable site.