A Rhinoceros more commonly known as Rhino, are the largest land mammals after the elephant. There are five species of Rhinos, two in Africa and three in Asia. The Africa species are the white and black rhinoceroses, and these species have two horns. The Asian rhinos include the Indian and the Javan, each one with one horn.
The size range of the Rhino is from 6 to 12 feet long and 4 to 6,5 feet tall, the weight range is from 1.300 to 7.000 pounds and it can live up to 35 years in the wild.
The White Rhinos mainly live in South Africa, but they have also been reintroduced to Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Southern white rhinos have been introduced to Kenya, Zambia, and Cote d’Ivoire.
The majority of the black rhino population is concentrated in four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. In South Africa exist 40% of the total black rhino population. There are some black rhinos in the region spread between Cameroon and Kenya.
The rhinoceros eats about 190 to 200 types of plants, among its diets are small boughs and the bark of trees. With its curved horn it search in the ground, finding roots and bulbs. Its upper lip has a bump, allowing the animal to catch the seeds of the trees.
Rhinos are among the most endangered species on Earth. Their horns are used in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as into jewelry. The Rhino horns has a high value on the black market where that thieves are stealing them from museums and some times killing the Rhinos into the zoos.
The figures below are the Rhinos reported in the end of 2015, based on rhino monitoring surveys and other quantitative data collected by conservationists.