SAVE THE RHINO By Naledi Kathryn and Anya

SAVE THE RHINO By Naledi , Kathryn and Anya

He will not survive with out his mom! o is t h t t an w you ? o D pen hap Ready to attack. Photos of rhinos! This baby would not be alive if the mom did not survive the attack. Do u want this beautiful animal to be extinct?

Rhino facts The name rhinoceros means ‘nose horn’ and is often shortened to rhino. ey make th t u b t, h ig es ey le ib rr Rhinos have te f smell and o se n se t ea gr a h it w up for it in is 50 mm sk r ei th e il h W g. n ri sense of hea ry sensitive. thick in places, it is ve There are five different species of rhinoceros, three native to southern Asia and two native to Africa. They are the Black Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros, Indian Rhinoceros, Javan Rhinoceros and Sumatran Rhinoceros. There is both a black and a white African rhinoceros but they are actually pretty much the same colour. The black has a hooked, pointed lip while the white has a squared one . Rhin os over 6 can grow to fe more t et tall and han 11 feet in length.

Did you know? Rhinoceros are killed by humans for their horns, which are bought and sold on the black market, and which are used by some cultures for ornamental or (pseudoscientific) medicinal purposes. They generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter, if necessary. Members of the rhinoceros family are characterized by their large size (they are some of the largest remaining megafauna, with all of the species able to reach one tonne or more in weight); as well as by a herbivorous diet; a thick protective skin, 1. 5– 5 cm thick, formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure; relatively small brains for mammals this size (400– 600 g); and a large horn. Both African species and the Sumatran rhinoceros have two horns, while the Indian and Javan rhinoceros have a single horn.

What you can do ? help save the rhino? Email Mrs Versfeld