Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2018

Amazing Rhinoceros Facts

  Rhinoceros (or rhino) is the world's second-largest land animal (elephant is the largest). Africa and Asia are home to these creatures. Rhinos come in five different kinds, all of which are endangered due to overhunting. Rhinos are being killed for their horns by poachers. Rhinoceros Facts to Consider: Rhinoceros' closest cousins are horses, zebras, and tapirs. Rhinos may grow to be 6 feet tall, 11 feet long, and weigh up to 6000 pounds. Despite its enormous size, it possesses a tiny brain. In Africa, there are two kinds of rhinos: white and black. The white rhino isn't really white. In comparison to black rhinos, it has brownish skin and a larger mouth. The Javan rhinoceros is the most endangered of all rhinoceros species. There are just 50 creatures remaining in the wild. This species seems to have thick plates covering its body. The plates on the skin are really folds. Their skin is thick, yet it is delicate and susceptible to sunburn. Rhinos coat their bodies with mud