Facts About the Rhinoceros
INTRODUCTION
The rhinoceros is a large mammal native to Africa and Asia. There are five species of rhino found in the world with 3 out of these species now considered to be critically endangered. The rhino is thought to be the second biggest land mammal in the world behind the African elephant.
The five species of rhinoceros are the White Rhino (which is the largest species of rhino) and the Black Rhino which are both native to Africa and really only differ in size as they look so much alike. The Indian Rhino, the Sumatran Rhino and the Javan Rhino are all native to Asia and are much smaller in size than the two rhino species of Africa.