Rhino News
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UNIQUE LOOKS If you don’t now what black rhinos look like you should read this. Male black rhinos can grow over 10 feet long. They can weigh over 1 ton. Females are slightly smaller than males. They have 4 legs. They do not have fur. Their skin is actually grey. It has a short hairless tail. They have 2 horns. Horns are made up of tightly intertwined strands of keratin (the stuff that makes up human hair) and gelatin (a jelly-like sub- stance). Horns are used for digging, breaking up food and fighting. Its skin is the least folded of any rhino species. They make loud grunting noises. They have excellent hearing. LIVING LOCATIONS Wish to know where these fascinating creatures live? Black rhinos only live in some parts of Africa. They like a jungle like environment. They don’t have permanent homes. They don’t hibernate. SMOOTH MOVES Do they migrate? How fast can they go? You get it all over here. They don’t migrate. They walk like horses except slower. They can run up to 20 mph in short bursts. FANTASTIC FOODS What does it eat? How does it eat? Over here! The black rhino is an herbivore. They go up to a plant and eat it. They eat tender shoots, twigs and leaves. $49.99 The World of Black Rhinos collecter’s edition .With all new information! By Luke Welcome to the world of black rhinos. In this issue you will explore into the depths of black rhinos information. You’ll learn about how they look, where they live and much, much more!
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UNIQUE LOOKS If you don’t now what black rhinos look like you should read this. Male black rhinos can grow over 10 feet long. They can weigh over 1 ton. Females are slightly smaller than males. They have 4 legs. They do not have fur. Their skin is actually grey. It has a short hairless tail. They have 2 horns. Horns are made up of tightly intertwined
strands of keratin (the stuff that makes up human hair) and gelatin (a jelly-like sub-stance). Horns are used for digging, breaking up food and fighting. Its skin is the least folded of any rhino species. They make loud grunting noises. They have excellent hearing.
LIVING LOCATIONS Wish to know where these
fascinating creatures live? Black rhinos only live in some parts of Africa. They like a jungle like environment. They don’t have permanent homes. They don’t hibernate.
SMOOTH MOVES Do they migrate? How fast can they go? You get it all over here. They don’t migrate. They walk like horses except slower. They can run up to 20 mph in short bursts.
FANTASTIC FOODS What does it eat? How does it eat? Over here! The black rhino is an herbivore. They go up to a plant and eat it. They eat tender shoots, twigs and leaves.
$49.99
The World of Black Rhinos collecter’s edition.With all new
information! By LukeWelcome to the world of black rhinos. In this issue you will explore into the depths of black rhinos information. You’ll learn about how they look, where they live and much, much
more!
CRAZY KILLERS Learn all about what kills the black rhino. HUMANS! Lions and spotted hyenas eat calves. People want horns to shave then boil them to make a potion. The biggest demand for rhino horns comes from south Asian coun-tries.
LIVING THE LIFE How do they live from birth to death? You get all that infor-mation over here. The black rhino is endangered. Black rhi-nos mate every 3 to 4 years. Just before mating the male lays its head across the females back then the male mounts the fe-male. Newborns are 2 feet long. Calves learn that mud helps them stay cool and keeps the insects off. A calf can drink up to 30 liters of milk a day. There are 3,100 black rhinos in the world.
FUN FACTS Here are some crazy facts about black rhinos. The black rhino is a mammal. The black rhino’s scientific name is diceros bicornis. Learn about black rhinos wherever you can!
Bibliography
RHINOSWalker, SallyMinneapolis1996
Animals under threat Black rhi-nos in danger of extinctionSbilsbury, RichardChicago 2004
EndangeredHarman, AmandaTarrytown1997Rhinoceroshttp://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engrhino.html?zenden=2andsubsoortid=1andbestmming-id=14/18/104:27PM
Black rhinoceroshttp://www.panda.org/what-we-do/endangeredspiesesrhinoceros/africarhinos/black-rhinoceros/
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