Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
| The Rhinoceros has a tusk. It is 12 handspans
tall.
Their enemies are people and cheetahs and
leopards too.
The Rhinoceros is brown-grey.
Their habitat is beautiful, nice and grassy.
The Rhinoceros needs water for their
environment.
They eat grass and leafy twigs.
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The following information was sent to us via email from Grade 2
Micklefield School, South Africa.
Rhinos are huge grey animals with thick skin and heavy barrel-shaped
bodies. They have short strong legs. It looks a bit like a hippo.
Rhinos have one or two curved horns on the top of their noses.
Their eyes are small but their ears are large.
A rhino uses its horn as a dangerous weapon. It can kill a lion with it. A
male rhino sometimes uses its horn to fight with another male rhino.
Rhinos also use their horn to dig up soil to look for salt and other
minerals.
There are 5 groups of rhinos in the world. 2 groups live in countries in
Africa and 3 groups live in countries in Asia, like India.
Research by Ben B. and Jason M. 3G
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