Introduction

Welcome to The Rhino Guide. Here you can find a wealth of information on the five remaining species of Rhinoceros. To get to the required section of our site, you may navigate using the menu located on the left hand side.

General Information

The remaining five species of rhinoceros are native to southern Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and most of the five species are considered endangered. The family of rhinoceros is characterised by the following:

• herbivorous diet
• thick protective skin (ranges from roughly 1.5 to 5 cm in thickness)
• it's large size (with all remaining species fully capable of reaching upwards of one tonne in weight)
• and lastly, it's horn

The most prized characteristic of the rhinoceros is it's horn. The horn is made up of roughly the same matter as the human fingernails, and it is formed out of thickly matted hair which grows from the skull of the rhino. This horn has no skeletal support whatsoever, so it is not considered a "true" horn.

Misc. Info

• As of February 2005, there were approximately 17,800 rhinoceros in the wild, and 1,150 rhinoceros in captive
• The word "rhinoceros" comes from the Greek words rhino (meaning nose) and ceros (meaning horn)
• Only five species of rhinoceros remain