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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 ...
It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists of two subspecies: the southern white rhinoceros, with an estimated 16,803 wild-living animals, [3] and the much rarer northern white rhinoceros. The northern subspecies has very few remaining individuals, with only two confirmed left ...
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros or Indian rhino, is a species of rhinoceros found in the Indian subcontinent. It is the second largest living rhinoceros species, with adult males weighing 2.07–2.2 t (2.04–2.17 long tons; 2.28–2.43 short tons) and adult ...
The Javan rhino is the most endangered of the five species. It is also one of the rarest large mammals in the world . Javan rhinos live in dense jungles and tend to be shy of humans.
Born to an “incredible mom,” the baby is now the second southern white rhinoceros born at the zoo, according to the zoo’s Facebook post. White rhino with ‘rare genetics’ born at Virginia ...
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 ).
The baby was born on September 1 to Kisiri, an experienced mother and part of the zoo’s crash (i.e., herd) of southern white rhinos. Mother and baby are both doing well, and have recently been ...
Genus Rhinoceros – Linnaeus, 1758 – two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Indian rhinoceros. R. unicornis Linnaeus, 1758: Scattered northern Indian subcontinent: Size: 330–350 cm (130–138 in) long, plus 66 cm (26 in) tail [7]