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Rhinocerous
general information about the rinocerous
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rinoceros: What is the Order? | Perissodactyla |
| Order: Perissodactyla means? | Odd-toed ungulate |
| Ungulate refers to a ______ _______ (2 words) | Hoofed mammal |
| The Perissodactyla ungulates includes the families of three animals. What are they? | Rhinocerotidae-Rhinos, Tapiridae-Tapirs Equidae- Horses and their relatives |
| What are Order: Artiodactyla? | Even-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals) |
| Order: Artiodactyla includes what mammals? | Camels, pigs, peccaries, hippos, chevrotains, musk-deer, deer, hollow-horned, ruminants, pronghorns, GIRAFFE |
| What is a Rhinos closet relative? | Tapirs and/or horses |
| Rhinos are divided into TWO subfamilies. What are they? | African and Asian Rhinos. |
| What rhinos are in the African subfamily Dicerotinae? | White rhinos (Ceratothermium simum) 2 horns, square lip 1. Northern white rhino (extinct) 2 females only 2. Southern while rhino Black rhinos (Diceros bicornis) 2 horns, pointed, prehensile lip |
| What rhinoceroses are in the Asian subfamily? | 1. Greater one-horned rhinocerous (Rhinocerous unicornis) 2. Javan rinocerous ( Rhinoceros sondaicus) 3. Sumatran rinocerous (Dicerorhinus samatrenis |
| What charactacteristics does the Asian Greater one-horned rhino have? | One- horn, pointed prehensile upper lip, thick folds of skin, under neck called a bib, upper front skin having surface bumps made of skin or bone called tubercles, and upper tusks from incisor teeth. |
| What characteristics does the Asian Javan rhinocerous have? | ONE horn, very pointed lip, smoother skin, smaller stature, hair, upper tusks from incisors. Very little known about it. |
| What characteristics does the Asian Sumatran rinoceros have? | Smallest of the rhinoceros’s, has TWO short horns, has TUSKS, reddish hair covering most of its skin. |
| Rhinoceros heads are long and heavy. What percentage of the body length can they be, and up to how many pounds can their head weigh? | The Rhino head can be up to 1/3 of their body length The head of the rhino can weigh up to 1000 pounds!!! |
| The Rhinocerous horn can grow how many inches annually? | The horn can grow 2.8 inches annually |
| True or False. The Rhino horn lacks a bony core and is NOT attached to its skull. | True |
| Which rhino does NOT have a prehensile upper lip? | White rhino has a straight upper lip. |
| THE LIFE SPAN OF A RHINOCEROUS IS ABOUT? | 40-45 YEARS |
| HOW LONG IS THE GESTATION OF A RHINOCEROUS? | 15-16 MONTHS |
| WHAT IS THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF A RHINOCEROUS CALF? | BASED ON TYPE OF RHINO 88-140 POUNDS. |
| A FEMALE RHINOCEROS IS MATURE AT WHAT AGE? | 5-6 YEARS OLD |
| MALE RHINOCEROSES MATURE AT WHAT AGE? | 7-8 YEARS OLD |
| THE LARGEST RHINOCEROUS IS THE WHITE. HOW LONG CAN IT BE? | 12-13 FEET LONG |
| THE SMALLEST RHINOCEROS IS THE SUMATRAN. HOW LONG CAN IT BE? | 8-10 FEET LONG |
| THE TALLEST RHINOCEROUS IS THE WHITE RHINO. AT THE SHOULDER HOW TALL IS IT? | 6 FEET TALL AT THE SHOULDER |
| THE SHORTEST AT THE SHOULDER IS THE SUMATRAN. HOW TALL IS THE SUMATRAN? | 4.8 FEET TALL AT THE SH0ULDER |
| RHINOCEROUS WEIGHT: THE HEAVIEST IS THE WHITE AT HOW HEAVY? | 5000 POUNDS |
| RHINOCEROUS WEIGHT: THE LIGHTEST IS THE SUMATRAN HOW HEAVY IS IT? | 1765 POUNDS |
| HOW FAST CAN A RHINO RUN? | 40 MPH |
| LONGEST RHINO HORNS? | BLACK RHINO- UP TO 4 FEET LONG |
| WHITE RHINO COURTSHIP RELATED TO MALE PERSISTENCE | 5-20 DAYS |
| WHAT IS THE FAVORITE ACTIVITY OF RHINOS? | WALLOWING IN MUD (SENSITIVE SKIN & INSECTS) |
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