Rhino
Status: critically endangered
Species Facts:
- There are only 5 different species of rhino.
- Rhinos weigh over 3 tonnes.
- Both rhino species, black and white rhinos, are in fact grey.
- A rhino horn is made out of the same stuff as a human fingernail.
- Rhinos have bad vision.
- Rhinos communicate through honks, sneezes, and poo.
Endangerment:
- About 27,000 rhinos remain in the wild.
- Poaching is the leading cause of the endangerment of rhinos.
- Rhinos are attacked by humans for their horns
- Habitat loss and fragmentation are an increasing threat to rhinos.