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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 ...
Teleoceras (Greek: "perfect" (teleos), "horn" (keratos) [4]) is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid.It lived in North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs during the Hemingfordian to the end of Hemphillian from around 17.5 to 4.9 million years ago.
On the basis of skull size, the largest species of Aphelops is A. mutilus (which is the largest North American rhinoceros) [3] and the smallest is the type species A. megalodus. [4] A. mutilus has been estimated to have weighed 764–1,762 kilograms (1,684–3,885 lb), [5] and A. malacorhinus has been estimated at 889 kilograms (1,960 lb). [6]
The western Hercules beetle (Dynastes grantii, often misspelled as "granti") is a species of rhinoceros beetle that lives in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in the United States and in parts of northern Mexico. [1] [2] This species is known for its grayish-white elytra, large size, and characteristic horn of the adult males.
Recently, a camera crew visited San Diego Zoo to film the zoo's newest 'tank' baby, an adorable baby rhinoceros and his mom. They shared a video of the adventure on Thursday, March 21st, and it ...
The white rhinoceros is the largest living perissodactyl. Perissodactyla (/ p ə ˌ r ɪ s oʊ ˈ d æ k t ɪ l ə /, from Ancient Greek περισσός, perissós 'odd' and δάκτυλος, dáktylos 'finger, toe' [3]), or odd-toed ungulates, is an order of ungulates.
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles , unicorn beetles or horn beetles .
An alternative name for the white rhinoceros, more accurate but rarely used, is the square-lipped rhinoceros. The white rhinoceros' generic name, Ceratotherium, given by the zoologist John Edward Gray in 1868, [6] is derived from the Greek terms keras (κέρας) "horn" and thērion (θηρίον) "beast".