YOUR TO SAVINGS AND EVENTS Hashem has filled Earth with millions of beautiful, fascinating creatures, from the colossal elephant to the miniscule fruit fly. Each of these animals makes a unique contribution to our world, and their needs are provided for precisely. Let’s explore the wonderful world of animals! By Etty Berkowitz he rhinoceros, sometimes colloquially called a rhino, is Tquite an imposing animal. Weighing in at anywhere between Rhinoceroses 1,750-8,000 pounds, depending on species, it is one of the largest land mammals. Although they look like lumbering beasts, they can actually run between 30-40 mph. 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A group of rhinoc- The black rhinoceros has a eroses are called a crash misleading name, because or herd. it is a grayish color that Wide lips distinguish the white rhino, not skin color, which is is pretty indistinguishable TypE s of Rhi- similar to the black rhino. from the white rhino. It nocERos lives in the Eastern and There are five basic types central areas of Africa, in- of rhinoceroses alive to- cluding Kenya, Tanzania day: white, black, Suma- and South Africa. It has tran, Indian and Javan. a narrow, pointed mouth, which it uses to eat most- The white rhinoceros, ly leaves from bushes. also called the square- The black rhinoceros has a Like the white rhino, it lipped rhinoceros, isn’t re- beak-shaped lip and is similar in also has two horns. Un- ally white; it is a grayish color to the white rhinoceros. like the white rhino, it is color. Legend has it that pretty solitary, and does the name “white rhino” not form groups. It is also originated in South Afri- much smaller than the ca, where the language is white rhino; adult male Afrikaans. The Afrikaans black rhinos can weigh up word “wyd” means “wide,” to 3,500 pounds, and the referring to the rhino’s female weighs even less. wide mouth. Early English settlers in South African The smallest of all living misinterpreted the word, species of rhinoceroses is and so this rhino is called the Sumatran rhino. It is the white one, and the one with the point- also the hairiest. Its fur helps it survive the ed mouth ended up being called black. weather where they reside, and also allows Along with the Indian rhinoceros which is a very thick coat of mud to stick to the similar in size, the white rhinoceros is the rhino and prevent insect bites and injuries second-largest land animal in the world from thorns. They live in the high altitudes today, after the elephant. It is the most of Borneo and Sumatra and only about 275 social of all the rhino species, and is the are believed to remain. A typical Sumatran 86 5/28/14 SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE WEEKLY LINK WWW.WEEKLYLINK.COM 347.787.1838 YOUR TO SAVINGS AND EVENTS 87 כח‘ אייר WWW.WEEKLYLINK.COM SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE WEEKLY LINK 347.787.1838 YOUR TO SAVINGS AND EVENTS - 3 - rhino weighs about 1,500 pounds, and has Biologists estimate that rhinos live about two horns, like the African species. 35-50 years in the wild. They may live until age forty in captivity. Rhinoceros- The Indian rhinoceros is also known as the es are herbivores, meaning they eat only greater one-horned rhinoceros and lives in plants. Some graze on grass, while oth- India and Nepal. It has a single horn that ers prefer the foliage of trees and bushes. can be up to forty inches The closest living relatives long. Although it is sim - to rhinos are tapirs, horses, ilar in size to the African and zebras. white rhino, its skin is thick and silvery-brown, Though they have acute and folds all over its body. hearing and an excellent Grown males weigh up to sense of smell, rhinos have 7,000 pounds, and are poor eyesight over any dis- The Indian rhinoceros has a larger than the females, single horn tance. They are more ac - who weigh about 4,000 tive in the evening, night pounds. These rhinos and early morning, and used to be found in Paki- then spend the hot day- stan, Burma, and parts of time resting in the shade. China, but due to human They can sleep in both influence, their habitat standing and lying posi- has shrunk significantly. tions, and enjoy wallowing in muddy pools and san- The Javan rhinoceros is dy riverbeds to cool off. one of the most endan- Tapir, close relative of the rhino Though their skin is more gered large mammals in than a half-inch thick, they the world, and less than get sunburned easily and 100 remain. Their skin are often bitten by insects, is hairless and gray, and and therefore like to pro- falls in folds over its body, tect their skin with mud. giving it the appearance of armor. The males Rhino horns are unlike oth- have only one horn, and er animal horns or tusks females have just knobs, Rhino with her baby. Notice that have a bony core. In- or nothing at all. Javan the oxpeckers on the mother’s stead, the rhino horn con- back. rhinos used to be preva- sists only of keratin, the lent throughout Asia, but substance our hair and they were nearly hunted nails are made of. The to extinction in many areas, due to belief horn is basically a hard, solid mass of thick- in the supposed medicinal powers of their ly matted hair growing out of the snout, horns and blood. As a result, only about not supported in any way to the skeletal forty live in Java, Indonesia. system. Rhinos use their horns in battles with other rhinos over territory. 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They re- then holes are drilled into the horns and move ticks from the rhino's skin, and also the dye is sprayed in. It doesn’t take too make a lot of noise when they perceive long, but the animal must be rolled every a threat, alerting the rhino to danger. The few minutes while under sedation, or there Swahili name for these birds is "askari wa will be too much pressure on their inter- kifaru" (rhino guard). nal organs due to their massive weight. The dye doesn’t affect the horn’s color or RhinocERosE s A nd h u - rhino behavior. However, humans who m A ns consume acaricide can expect nausea, Other than humans, adult rhinoceros- stomach aches and diarrhea, although it es don’t have real predators in the wild. wouldn’t be fatal. This acts as a major de- However young rhinos can fall prey to terrent for those who poach animals to use crocodiles, wild dogs, hyenas and big cats.