"Wearing armor", "head with top horns", "huge bodies weighing several tons"... With these modifiers alone, it's hard to imagine that this is an animal of our time who shares the home of the earth.
Rhinos, the world's second largest continental mammals, are second only to elephants in size, and can usually weigh up to 2,000 kilograms (2 tons) and are about 1.8 meters tall. They are not good at water, so they rely heavily on frequent mud baths to regulate body temperature, protect against sunscreen and prevent parasites.
Bad looking
White rhinos have poor vision, but a particularly good sense of smell, identifying their companions and finding food and water, basically relying on a sensitive nose. In addition, their hearing is also very good, if you look closely, you will find that the rhino's ear is a cylindrical shape, can be free to rotate, can accept sounds from different directions.
White rhinoceros has a wide, flat mouth shape
White rhinos are mild-mannered and willing to live in groups. They like to eat fresh short grass, so the wide flat mouth shape is conducive to them nibbling on grass.
Why do adult rhinos kick poop
Adult rhinos always like to kick the poop apart, which is one of the ways they mark their own territory, rhinos like to pull the feces in a more concentrated area (like a public toilet), through the special chemical information contained in the feces to communicate with each other, as long as they smell the poop can know the status of the "king next door".
Rhinos in adulthood
There are almost no natural enemies in nature, except humans
Rhino horn, actually
Just the accumulation of protein
Similar to human nails and hair
There is no medicinal effect as described in the market
How, rhinos are still quite cute, but unfortunately in recent years, due to human beings' great interest in their self-defense horns, decorations, collectors are endless, with the rise in demand for rhino horn trade, poaching activities are increasingly rampant, if this trend is not curbed, it will not be long before we will never see this beautiful creature again.
In order to promote the enthusiasm and determination to learn about rhinos and protect rhinos, World Rhino Day is established every year on September 22.
Beijing Wild Animal Park has built a comfortable outdoor sports field for rhinos, mud pools, wooden stakes, wind chimes and other facilities, and lives a very leisurely life every day, taking a walk, basking in the sun, strong and in excellent condition.
Beijing Wildlife Park calls on all partners to understand them together, raise their awareness of protecting the natural ecology of themselves and their relatives and friends, and jointly resist the trade of wildlife products.