Fascinating Facts About Rhinos That You Should Know

The word rhinoceros means “horned nose” and they once roamed and made their homes in North America and Europe.

Now rhinos can only be found in Asia and Africa. The first rhinoceros to roam the planet was the Woolly Rhino that lived on earth over 50 million years ago

Today, there are five different kinds of Rhino. These are the Black rhinoceros and the white rhinoceros, both of which live in Africa. While the greater one-horned or Indian rhinoceros, Javan rhinoceros, and Sumatran rhinoceros all live in Asia.

Here are interesting facts about rhinos – one of nature’s oldest animals.

The average height for rhinos is around 6 ft. (1.8 meters) about the same for man.

Standing slightly taller than a mailbox along the side of a road, the shortest rhino is the Sumatran rhino, which stands at 4’3” (1.3 meters).

The heaviest rhino is the Indian/greater-one-horned rhino. Weighing in at an incredible 5,000 -7,100 lbs (2,500 – 3,200 kg).

The rhino weighs more than an SUV (sports utility vehicle)!

The “skinniest” is the again the Sumatran weighing in at a 1,500 lbs (700 kg).