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A rhinoceros (/ r aɪ ˈ n ɒ s ər ə s / ry-NOSS-ə-rəss; from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥίς (rhis) 'nose' and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'; [1] 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 (perissodactyls) in the family ...
White rhinoceros at Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, South Korea. The northern white rhino is critically endangered to the point that only two of these rhinos are known to remain in the world, both in captivity. [60] Several conservation tactics have been taken to prevent this subspecies from disappearing from the planet.
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros, or Indian rhino for short, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the second largest extant species of rhinoceros, with adult males weighing 2.07–2.2 tonnes and adult females 1.6 tonnes.
The last known surviving population of wild northern white rhinos was in Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [ 40 ] In January 2005, the government of the DRC approved a two-part plan for five northern white rhinos to be moved from Garamba National Park to a wildlife sanctuary in Kenya.
Rhinoceros is a genus comprising one-horned rhinoceroses. This scientific name was proposed by Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. [ 1 ] The genus contains two species, the Indian rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis ) and the Javan rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros sondaicus ).
Rhinoceros annamiticus proposed by Pierre Marie Heude in 1892 was a specimen from Vietnam. [19] As of 2005, three Javan rhinoceros subspecies are considered valid taxa: [1] R. s. sondaicus, the nominate subspecies, known as the Indonesian Javan rhinoceros; R. s. inermis, known as the Indian Javan rhinoceros or lesser Indian rhinoceros
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Little is known about southern white rhinoceros mating habits, but females reproduce every 2–3 years. They give birth to a single calf, after a gestation period that lasts around 16 months. Males are never directly involved in the raising of calves; in rare instances, certain rogue individuals may even kill calves that they perceive as future ...