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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 ...
Rhinocerotoidea (rhino relatives) included a large variety of forms from the Eocene up to the Oligocene, including dog-size leaf feeders, semiaquatic animals, and also huge long-necked animals. Only a few had horns on the nose. The Amynodontidae were hippo-like, aquatic animals.
A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) An Indian rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis ) Pachydermata (meaning 'thick skin', from the Greek παχύς , pachys , 'thick', and δέρμα , derma , 'skin') is an obsolete order of mammals described by Gottlieb Storr , Georges Cuvier , and others, at one time recognized by many systematists .
On land, a hippo can run up to 19 miles per hour, and their sheer weight and density allow them to push through water with surprising force. In other words, ...
Hippopotamus skull, showing the large canines and incisors used for fighting. The hippopotamus is a megaherbivore and is exceeded in size among land animals only by elephants and some rhinoceros species. The mean adult weight is around 1,480 kg (3,260 lb) for bulls and 1,365 kg (3,009 lb) for cows.
As of 2014, Mozambique labels white rhino poaching as a misdemeanor. [51] [53] The white rhino population in South Africa's Kruger National Park fell by 60% between 2013 and 2021, to an estimated 3,529 individuals. [54] In March 2017, poachers broke into the Thoiry Zoo, which is located in France.
Viviana the Hippo Celebrates 50th Birthday at Disney's Animal Kingdom in the Sweetest Way. ... The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) once roamed across many countries in Southeast Asia. Around ...
The common hippopotamus has been known to use dung middens as a social tool. The middens are created and maintained by bulls to mark territorial boundaries. [10] To mark their scent upon a midden, the bull will approach the midden in reverse and simultaneously defecate and urinate on the mound, using its tail to disperse, or paddle, the excrement. [11]