We sometimes watch documentaries and find that rhinos are often dirty, there is always dry mud or mud that has not been dried on the body, rhinos like to take a mud bath, today we will explore it.
Why rhinos often wear "mud coats"
Rhinos some live in Asia, some live in Africa, but whether it is Asian rhinoceros or African rhinoceros, they like to take a mud bath, wear a layer of "mud coat" on their bodies, this is why, rhinos like to go to the mud or swamp bathe, the whole body is coated with a layer of roaring mud, it applies a mud paste to bask in the sun, repeatedly make the body covered with a layer of a few centimeters after the "mud coat", "mud coat" when dry, walking up the road will fall off one by one, within half a day, and then go to the pond or swamp to drill, Put on a new "mud coat".
Why does the rhino like such a repeated mud bath, in fact, it does not go to the mud bath because of the heat of the day, if so it should go to the river or lake to soak in the bath, the reason why it likes to soak in the mud bath is that it often has mosquitoes, flies and cattle flies and other small insect bites on its skin, some people say that the rhinoceros skin is thick and strong, how to be afraid of insect bites, in fact, the rhinoceros It has a body surface fold cracks The skin is still relatively delicate, the blood vessels and nerves are more abundant, and the insects especially love to burrow into the gaps to bite, Coupled with the fact that there are often parasites in the folds and crevices, it often makes the rhinoceros painful, so there is no way but to use this method to prevent the bite of insects, so that it can also alleviate the pain and itch of the bites of strange insects, besides, the place where rhinos live is basically hot, and the mud bath can cover the exposure of high temperature and sunlight.
Why do black rhinos often have rhino birds roosting on them?
It is said that three or four big lions can not withstand a black rhinoceros, first because the black rhino is temperamental and moody, and then because its skin is solid as iron, and its bowl of large horns, any beast of prey as long as it is to be crowned by it has to go half-life, it is said that when it is born, even the elephant has far away from it, such a rough guy, but also its confidant "friend", that is, we call the rhinoceros, which is a black bird the size of a thrush.
Why do they become friends with each other, as mentioned earlier, although the rhino has thick skin, but between the folds and crevices of its skin, the blood vessels inside are very tender, often attacked by parasites and blood-sucking insects, feel extremely uncomfortable, black rhinos in addition to the mud on the body to prevent pests, rely on this small bird friend to help it eliminate pests, rhino birds rest on the back of black rhinos, can peck at those ectoparasites, as their main food, this cooperative life is called "symbiosis". That is, two different creatures make a living together, benefit each other, and do not interfere with each other. And in addition, the rhinoceros bird has a special contribution to the black rhino, that is, it will sound the alarm to the partner in time, the original black rhino has a keen sense of smell and hearing, but the vision is not very good, if there is a predator quietly against the wind, it is difficult to detect, in this case, the rhino bird will fly up and down, busy, in order to attract the attention of the black rhinoceros.
What are the characteristics of rhino horns
Rhino horn is not made of its own muscle tissue, but like hair-like fibrokerin, unlike the horns of other animals, they are hollow, centimeters without bones, easy to wear and break, in order to keep the horn sharp, Indian rhinos will continue to grind on trees or stones, rubbing on stones is easier to wear rhino horns than rubbing on wood, and constantly rubbing on stones will make the horns damage too much, but if the horns of rhinos are broken, new horns will grow again, about 5 centimeters per year.