Rhinoceros.
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Rhinoceros.
Class Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Rhinocerotidae
Names male: bull
female: cow
young: calf
Conservation Endangered due to illegal hunting and habitat destruction.
Concerns
Range Africa and southern Asia.
Habitat Savannahs, grasslands, and tropical and subtropical forests.
Size Smallest: The Sumatran rhinoceros reaches a shoulder height of about 1.4 m (4.6 ft) and weighs about 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs).
Largest: The white rhinoceros can reach a shoulder height of up to 4 m (13 ft) and weigh more than 2,500 kg (5,500 lbs).
Feeding Habits Rhinoceroses are herbivores; they eat grass, succulent plants, and other vegetation.
Offspring The female rhinoceros typically gives birth to one calf after a gestation period of 15 to 18 months. A calf tends to remain with the
mother until the next calf is born, usually two years later.
Life Span About 40 years in the wild.
Did You Know A rhinoceros's horn grows throughout its life.
Poachers kill rhinoceroses for their horns, which are ground and used in traditional Chinese medicine.
When they are threatened, rhinoceroses sometimes charge toward a distressing scent or sound.
Rhinoceroses have extremely poor vision, but an acute sense of smell.
Unlike other rhinoceroses, the Sumatran has a substantial amount of hair covering its skin.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Rhinoceros.
Class Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Rhinocerotidae
Names male: bull
female: cow
young: calf
Conservation Endangered due to illegal hunting and habitat destruction.
Concerns
Range Africa and southern Asia.
Habitat Savannahs, grasslands, and tropical and subtropical forests.
Size Smallest: The Sumatran rhinoceros reaches a shoulder height of about 1.4 m (4.6 ft) and weighs about 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs).
Largest: The white rhinoceros can reach a shoulder height of up to 4 m (13 ft) and weigh more than 2,500 kg (5,500 lbs).
Feeding Habits Rhinoceroses are herbivores; they eat grass, succulent plants, and other vegetation.
Offspring The female rhinoceros typically gives birth to one calf after a gestation period of 15 to 18 months. A calf tends to remain with the
mother until the next calf is born, usually two years later.
Life Span About 40 years in the wild.
Did You Know A rhinoceros's horn grows throughout its life.
Poachers kill rhinoceroses for their horns, which are ground and used in traditional Chinese medicine.
When they are threatened, rhinoceroses sometimes charge toward a distressing scent or sound.
Rhinoceroses have extremely poor vision, but an acute sense of smell.
Unlike other rhinoceroses, the Sumatran has a substantial amount of hair covering its skin.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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