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Rhinoceros | Lifestyle, Food, Facts

A rhinoceros, commonly called rhino, is one of the five as well as many extinct species of odd-row species in the Family Rhinocerotidae. The term "rhinoceros" is often more widely applied to the now-extinct species that is the superfamily rhinoceros. Rhinoceros unicornis today occupies the grasslands surrounding the great river systems but has occupied the surrounding forests in the past. The species is primarily a grape but can browse on fruits, branches, and sometimes cultivated crops. Rhinoceros Sondicus occupies the lowland tropical rainforest of West Java but has historically been found in a variety of habitats, including mixed forests, grasslands, and even rugged mountainous areas.



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These magnificent animals are known for their terrifying, huge horns that grow from their snout - hence the name "rhinoceros", meaning "nose horn". A horn of young and Indian rhinoceros, where white, black and Sumatran is two as rhinoceros. These incredible creatures are some of the biggest animals in the world!






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1) There are five extinct species of rhino - white and black (found in Africa), Indian, Javan, and Sumatra (found in southern Asia).

2) Rhinoceros are part of a group of animals called perissodactyls, which have odd claws. There are only three extinct animal famines in this group - Rhinocerotidae, Equidae, and Tapiridae. 

3) 24 to 34 teeth are depending on the species of rhinoceros.

4) Rhino horns are made of keratin, the same substance that makes up our nails and hair. Despite being used in traditional Asian medicine, it has no medical properties. 

5) Rhino gestation lasts between 15 and 16 months, usually giving birth to only one calf (twins are very few). Young rhinoceros will live with their mother until they are between two or three years old.

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Rhinoceros are herbivores, which eat only plant substances such as grasses, sprouts, leaves, fruits, berries, and buds. They can either graze, mainly eating from the ground; Or browsers, mainly eating from bushes, shrubs, and trees. Rhinoceros have developed expert mouths for their various styles of eating. For example, black rhinoceros leaves have long, pointed lips for browsing, while white rhinos have wide, flat lips to graze from the ground.

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