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I trust everyone enjoyed their Easter weekend and had a great time with family and friends.\u00a0 I am sure you are all full of yummy mini-eggs and other types of delicious Easter chocolate, so just sit back and enjoy the Wild Fact.\u00a0 Today we are going to explore the 21st Century’s closest thing to a dinosaur.\u00a0 This is of course my opinion but I think the White Rhinoceros looks strikingly similar to the creatures in Jurassic Park.\u00a0 In fact, 30 to 35 million years ago roamed the largest land mammal which just happened to be a descendant of the modern day rhinoceros. This old rhino weighed about 15 tons and had a long neck similar to the giraffe.\u00a0 Enough about the old guys, let’s fast forward 35 million years to the present day.\u00a0 Who wants to learn about the White Rhinoceros? Great, let’s go!!<\/p>\n
The white rhinoceros is actually a gray colour (as is the black rhinoceros) with a square lip used to feed on the grasses of Africa’s plains.\u00a0 Currently the white rhino is the 2nd largest land mammal just behind the elephant.\u00a0 They weigh approximately 1400 to 3600 kg\u00a0 or for our American friends,\u00a0 3100 to 7900 lb.\u00a0 No matter what measurement you use, that is one heavy animal and is probably self conscious about their weight.\u00a0 To think that they are capable of getting this heavy just by eating various grasses.\u00a0 If you ever get up close and personal with a white rhinoceros you may notice that they don’t\u00a0 have any canine or incisor teeth.\u00a0 These gigantic creatures only need their large molars to grind the grasses for consumption.<\/p>\n
Okay, so what about their horns? Well, the white rhino has two horns made up of keratin, which is the same material as your finger nails.\u00a0 Their horns continuously grow and their front horn can get as large as 2 m (3′) long.\u00a0 The rhino is lucky in that if their horn snaps off it will grow back rather easily. How about that for a party trick!<\/p>\n
White Rhinoceros Fast Fact: <\/strong>The rhino’s ears are able to move independantly from one another which allows them to pick up sounds from all directions.\u00a0 Although, they may have good hearing the rhino depends mostly on their smell.\u00a0 As a matter of fact, their olfactory passages responsible for their smell is actually larger than their brain!<\/p>\nWell, that does it for me!\u00a0 Have a great day everyone!!!<\/p>\n
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