African Rhinos. 1. Black Rhinos run on their toes and can go as fast as 35 mph. 2. A group of Rhinos is called a crash. 3. Mother rhinos are very caring. The young stay with them until they are about 3 years old. 4. Bathing in the mud. The thick armor that covers a rhino isn’t actually thick at all. Rhino skin is incredibly soft and sensitive, especially to sunburn and insect bites and irritations which mud can help to soothe. Did you know? * Rhinos have lived on earth for 50 million years * There is a Black and a White African Rhinoceros but they are actually pretty much the same color. The black has a hooked, pointed lip while the white has a squared one. black_rhino 1 * Rhinos can grow to over 6 feet tall and more than 11 feet in length. * The horns are made of keratin (the same as hair and fingernails). The longest known on a black rhino was 4 feet 9 inches long (they average about 20 inches in length on the black rhino). * The Black Rhino is smaller than the White Rhino. Ever wonder why rhinos seem to always be covered in mud? The thick armor that covers a rhino isn’t actually thick at all. Rhino skin is incredibly soft and sensitive, especially to sunburn and insect bites and irritations which mud can help to soothe. Rhinos make their own sun block by splashing around in mud and letting it dry. The dried mud also protects them from blood sucking insects. * Rhinos are critically endangered due to poaching. Their horns are used to make ceremonial dagger handles in the Middle East (called jambiyas) and as a traditional medicine in China, which is totally useless. * Black rhinos are very aggressive and will charge easily due to their poor eyesight. * Black rhinos run on their toes and can go as fast as 35 mph. * The black rhino eats leaves, thorny bushes, fruit and leafy plants. * The white rhino is a grazer who eats grass. * The black rhino can live up to five days without water. * Rhinos use a strange system of breathing exhalations in addition to grunts and squawks to communicate with one another. * White rhinos can live up to 45 years old in the wild. * Mother rhinos are very caring. The young stay with them until they are about 3 years old.
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