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Bookmark or Share- Rhinoceros - WikipediaA rhinoceros (/ r aɪ ˈ n ɒ s ər ə s /; from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥίς (rhis) 'nose', and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'; pl.: rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the ...
- White rhinoceros - WikipediaThe white rhinoceros, white rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species.
- Rhinoceros | African Wildlife FoundationRhinoceros. Overview. Challenges. Solutions. Behaviors & Diet. Habitats. What are rhinos? Rhinos may look like prehistoric creatures, and they do date back millions of years to the Miocene era, but they are also mammals like us. There are two species of African rhinos, the white rhino and black rhino, and each is distinct in its own way.
- Rhinoceros Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature | PBSWhile nearly 100 known rhinoceros species have existed throughout the eons, there are currently five species of living rhinos. Two rhino species can be found in Africa and three species can be ...
- Rhinoceros | Horn, Habitat, & Facts | BritannicaEric Dinerstein. Rhinoceros, any of five or six species of giant horn-bearing herbivores that include some of the largest living land mammals. Only African and Asian elephants are taller at the shoulder than the largest rhinoceros species—the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).
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