BLACK RHINOSJesus D. Galvez

Table of ContentsHabitat FOOD AND WATER

Daily Behaviors Family structures

Interesting facts Bibliography

HabitatLive in south AfricaIt’s really hot thereLive near waterDoesn’t camouflage wellIt can be really green

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Food and Water

Near waterHerbivoresEat 15 hours a dayDrink 15 hours a dayLive near water

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Daily Behaviors

Sleep 15 hours a day30 miles an hourLive aloneHuman enemiesTake care

young(females)Territory(males)Self protected

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Family StructuresMales live aloneYoung stay with

mothersYoung rhinos leave

two or four years15 months of

pregnancyEvery 3 years birth

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Interesting FactsDon’t see rhinos oftenRhinos use Ox peckers horn materials are made out

of horn and finger nailsAlmost in extinctionMake shriek soundsOx peckers fly when a

predators are behind themRoll in mud to keep coolRhinos poor eye sight Charge into things not there

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BibliographyPohl, Kathleen. Rhino/Rhinoceromtes. Pleasantville, New york. Weekly Reader Publishing, 2008

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