RHINOCEROSES
Mammal - Vertebrate - Herbivore
Mammal - Vertebrate - Herbivore
WHITE RHINO
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BLACK RHINO
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Male: Bull
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Female: Cow
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Young: Calf
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RHINOCEROSES
There are 5 different species of rhinoceros
- Get their name from their horns.
- Rhinoceros comes from the Greek rhino (nose) and ceros (horn).
- Baby rhinos are born without a horn. A stub appears when they are around one to two months old.
- White rhinos are considered to be the second largest land mammal (after the elephant).
- White rhinos are actually grey.
- Black rhinos and white rhinos are the same colour.
- The horn is thickly matted hair, growing from the skull.
- Have small brains.
- Have poor bad eyesight, but good hearing.
- Like to roll in mud to protect themselves from sunburn.
- Black rhino eat leaves, buds, shoots, bushes and trees.
- White rhino eat grass.
- Main predator is human beings.
- Can live 40 - 50 years.
- Only charge when they are startled, otherwise they are even tempered animals.
There are 5 different species of rhinoceros
- Black Rhinos .......... two horns
- White Rhinos ......... two horns
- Sumatran Rhinos ... two horns - now severely endangered
- Indian Rhinos .......... one horn
- Javan Rhinos .......... one horn - now severely endangered
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JAVAN RHINO
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