Rhinoceros Travel Bug
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Owner:
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Chicago5
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Released:
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Friday, October 26, 2012
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Origin:
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Mississippi, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In JBF1 Picnic with Wildlife
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To travel to as many caches as possible on the way to visit Africa & Asia and return to the United States.
There are five species of rhinos - two African and three Asian. The Afican species are the white and black rhinos. Both of these have two horns. Asian rhinos include the Indian and the Javan, each with one horn and the Sumatran, which has two horns. The rhino is the second largest land mammal next to the elephant. The rhino ranges in weight from 750 pounds to 8,000 pounds and stands anywhere from four and a half to six feet tall.
Biologists estimate that wild rhinos live up to 35 years. In captivity a rhino may live 40 years. They are found in parts of Africa and Asia from savannas to dense forests in tropical and subtropical regions. Rhinos are herbivores and eat only plants. White rhinos, with their square-shaped lips, are ideally suited to graze on grass. Other rhinos prefer to eat the foliage of trees or bushes. Although baby rhinos nurse for a year they are able to begin eating vegetation one week after birth.
As solitary creatures, both male and female rhinos establish teritories. Rhinos use their horns not only in battles for territory or females, but also to defend temselves from lions, tigers and hyenas.
Rhinos rank among the most endangered species on Earth. Valued for their horns, they face a serious threat from poaching. Some cultures believe that the powdered rhino horn will cure everything from fever to food poisoning.
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