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Rhinoceroses
Also known as rhino and a member of the family Rhinocerotidae, rhinoceroses are massive, powerful odd-toed ungulates. They have a very thick protective skin, relatively little brains for mammals of their size and two horns on the snout.
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How many bulls can kill a rhino?
Four. Four bulls would together have enough strength to let their horns pierce through the hippo's hide.
They have poor eyesight because God made them that way.
Giraffes are not deadly although I'm sure if you make one mad enough it may trample you underfoot. Typically people think of the phrase "gentle giraffe" because they are quite docile and mind their own business. They do not hunt other animals and only eat plants.
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Why do rhinos have extremely acute hearing and smelling?
Rhinoceros have very poor vision. To compensate, they have an excellent sense of smell. If you are ever near on in the wild, make sure you stay downwind so it cannot smell you. If they smell humans, they may become spooked and charge at up to 40 miles per hour.
Ostriches clean themselves by licking their fur and bathing in the water.
The adult black rhino often drinks 1/4 to 1/2 a gallon per day.
What is the fiercest animal on earth?
I would say no animal is because they are all fierce in their own ways. Even we are fierce, but not because of our strengh but of our knowledge. Sorry if this answer doesn't satisfy you, but this is the best i can come up with. ^.^
Skin!
The skin of a rhinoceros is 18-20 mm thick. In some parts it is 45 mm.
Mainly because they are hunted for their horns, which are used in traditional Eastern "medicine" and can bring the poacher a lot of money. There is some ornamental use of the horn as well.
Rhinos are endangered because people have been hunting them for many of years. Poaching them just to sell their horns. They actually call the Black Rhinos' horn "black gold" because its so expensive.
Additional Information: Rhinos are endangered because of various things. Rhinos prefer shade and because we are cutting down the trees in the Savannah, we are wiping out their source of sleep. Pollution due to people is also endangering these animals because of toxic waste and pesticides left on the ground, and grass that the Rhinos eat.
Overexploitation!
Unlike most large mammals, habitat loss hasn't been a large factor in the decline of rhinos. Actualy, poaching for their horn has shrunk rhino populations.
Because we've killed them all.
people hunt them for their horn, which is thought in many places to have medicinal properties. although this is not true, they are still killed because a horn can be sold for a lot of money to people that still think it works. The feet are sometimes hollowed out, dried, and used as "decorative waste baskets" and the tail is chopped of and used as a fly swatter and sold to tourists or locals. the rest of the body will all go to waste and rot
rhinos are endangered due to deforestation and poachers hunting for their horns
Poachers are killing them for their valuable horns used for making medicines, decorative pieces, piano keys and more. The Black Rhinos are an endangered species because at the time when their was plenty of rhinos everyone just kept on killing them until they hardly found anymore around (There are about 3600 rhinos left on planet earth)
because people hunt them down and kill them so they can make stuff with their skin
If you mean, why are rhino's endangered, then it is because poachers kill them for their horn because it is made out of ivory.
To kill a rhino is an offence and you will be put into jail and prosecuted.
There are large reserves in Africa, that look after white and black rhinos, trying to stop poachers from killing them and to try and breed them, so they aren't as endangered.
What is a group of rhinosours called?
Rhinoceros are solitary animals. As such, any group of rhinos occurs simply because all the rhinos are there for the same food or water. These types of groups don't have a name.
once again. a rhino is a mammal and the definition of a mammal is that they produce milk and grow hair. they dont have fur as such but they do have some hair.
How are rhinoceros still alive?
There are many extinct species of rhino. However, there are five species of rhinos that are still alive on Earth. They are the black rhino, white rhino, Sumatran rhino, Indian rhino, and Javan rhino.
Can a rhino survive after its horn is cut?
Rhinos can inded survive after the horn is cut and this is a commonly used management tool as a disincentive for poaching (less horn, less incentive, less profit). Cutting the horn is done carefully without cutting into the skull. De-horning is also done slowly as the horn heats up as it is cut. Poachers, on the other hand, cut deep into the skull with either an ax or a chainsaw, and the animal is either dead at the time of the horn removal or dies shortly thereafter from blood loss. The carcasses of poached rhinos are left to rot in the sun. Please visit the site in the Related Links for more information on the rhinoceros.
Rhinos in a group are called a?
Rhinos in a group are usually called a "crash", but sometimes a "herd" also. For more details, please see the sites listed below.
In a zoo, they'll have to eat what they are fed. For White rhinos its usually hay with some supplements. For black rhinos there's a fair bit of pellets and shrubs too.
Why are black rhinos important to humans?
Rhinos are a part of their ecosystem like all animals are. They evolved to fill a certain niche in the land they live on. The connection and role each animal has and plays in this planet are being found by scientists every day.
