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By: Bailey By: Bailey

Physical CharacteristicsPhysical Characteristics

Largest RhinocerosLargest Rhinoceros 6000 pounds-male6000 pounds-male 2000 pounds-female2000 pounds-female Average height 1.7 meters tallAverage height 1.7 meters tall Grayish with black headGrayish with black head Skin tone can be brownishSkin tone can be brownish Armor, riveted like skinArmor, riveted like skin One HornOne Horn Has many folds and bumpsHas many folds and bumps

Habitat/Location/Diet

• Northeastern India• Grasslands• Grass can be up to 8 meters tall. • Marshy swamps bordered by woodlands• Apples• Hay• Vegetables- Lettuce, carrots, sweet potatoes• Peanut butter as treat in zoos• Grass, shrubs, branches, and leaves.

General Individual Behaviors Resting Wallowing Charging Swimming Drinking Grazing Foraging for food

General Social Behaviors

Seeking Mate Breeding Caring For Young Defending Territory Marking Territory

Conservation And Research Zoo Enrichment Project- A cardboard

sandwich made out of the Rhinoceros’s favorite foods such as peanut butter, lettuce, apples, and sweet potatoes.

Zoos keep the animals healthy and feed them right. The Buffalo Zoo’s motto is that they won’t feed their animals something they won’t eat.

Fun FactsFun Facts

Rhinos have great hearing and smell but poor Rhinos have great hearing and smell but poor eyesight.eyesight.

There is a myth that the Indian One Horned There is a myth that the Indian One Horned Rhino is related to the unicorn.Rhino is related to the unicorn.

60 percent of pregnancies are60 percent of pregnancies are successful successful Male Rhinos have nothing to do with raising the Male Rhinos have nothing to do with raising the

young.young.