DCAA "Almaty Zoo Park" of the Department of Culture and Archives of Almaty, 166 Esenberlin St., Almaty, 050007
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+7(701) 676-85-85
The White Rhino

The Red Book Animal

Nutrition
vegetation

Habitat area
on the territory of South Africa
Interesting facts:
- The maximum speed at which a rhino can run is 50 km/h.
- The horn of a rhinoceros is very durable, but it does not consist of bone, but of keratin.
- To eat enough, a rhinoceros needs at least 70 kg of vegetation per day.
- The skin thickness of a rhinoceros can reach 8 cm.
- Rhinos can get sunburns. To avoid this, animals wallow in the mud.
- Rhinos have a very sensitive sense of hearing and smell.
- The white rhino is the largest living rhinoceros
- The stomach of a rhinoceros processes food, but it does not absorb useful substances well.
- Sometimes female white rhinos gather and live in groups.
- The maximum life expectancy of a rhinoceros is 40-50 years in captivity
- The longest horn of the Indian rhino is 60 centimeters, and that of the white rhino is 1.58 m.