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There are 5 Rhino species
African
Black Rhino
White Rhino
Asian
Sumatran Rhino
Indian Rhino
Javan Rhino
African
Black Rhino
White Rhino
Asian
Sumatran Rhino
Indian Rhino
Javan Rhino
In total, there are less than 30,000 rhinos remaining on Earth.
Scientific testing has confirmed that Rhino horn does NOT have medicinal properties.
The illegal trade in Rhino horn poses the threat to Rhinos today. Unfortunate beliefs in some parts of China & South Asia attribute to the illegal trade run by organized crime syndicates.
The illegal trade in Rhino horn poses the threat to Rhinos today. Unfortunate beliefs in some parts of China & South Asia attribute to the illegal trade run by organized crime syndicates.
Rhinos have 3 toes on each foot!
All Rhinos eat plants, but they feed in different ways.
Grazers, such as white Rhinos, eat grass and other plants found on the grounds.
Browsers, like Black Rhinos, eat leaves growing on bushes and tress.
Grazers, such as white Rhinos, eat grass and other plants found on the grounds.
Browsers, like Black Rhinos, eat leaves growing on bushes and tress.
The bird that sits on the back of a rhino cleaning it of ticks and other insects is called the oxpecker but sometimes it is referred to as the “rhino's guard.”
Charging Rhinos
Many people think that Rhinos will charge people for no reason. This isn't true, but if a rhino is frightened, it can run up to 48 km/hour!
White & Indian Rhino calves usually run in front of their mothers, Black, Javan & Sumatran Rhino Calves run behind their mothers.
A group of Rhinos are called a crash.
Rhinoceros skin is very thick, up to 1.5 cm. It is tough but also quite sensitive to sunburn and insect bites.
They often cover themselves in mud to protect their skin from insects and the sun.
Under the hot African sun, white rhinos take cover by lying in the shade.
Rhinos are also wallowers.
They find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sunblock.
Rhinos are also wallowers.
They find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sunblock.
Rhinos have great hearing!
A Rhino's tail can be 70 cms (28 inches) long.
Rhinos leave piles of dung (poop), which smell unique to each rhino, as a message to other rhinos & as fence post to their territory.
Each pile can be up to 3 feet high!
Each pile can be up to 3 feet high!
Indian Rhinos are also called the Greater one horned Rhino or Indian one horned Rhino.
Rhinos have a great sense of smell!
White Rhino's can weigh 2 tons, that 4000 pounds!
Black & White Rhinos have NO front teeth, Indian Rhino use their canine teeth for self defence.
Black Rhinos are browsers, they eat bushes or trees, that is also why they have a smaller head compare to the White Rhino.
