What do you want to know about Rhinos?

I asked you to ask me questions and I would answer them. See below for the answers I have for you!

Question: Why do rhinos have a large horn and a small horn?

One-horned Rhino
Photo Source: world wildlife.org

Two-horned Rhino
Photo Source: telegraph.co.uk

Answer: I had a hard time trying to find an answer to this. Not all rhinos have two horns. Some only have one. The Black,White,and Sumatran rhinos have two horns but, Javan and Indian rhinos only have one horn. I did find is that some rhinos use their horns to direct their young and to dig holes in the ground. They also use them to protect themselves and their young. You might be interested to know that rhino horns are made of keratin.  That's the same material as human finger nails and human hair. I will keep on looking for the answer to this question! 

According to Wikipedia, Keratin - is the protein that protects epithelial cells from damage or stress. It is the key structural material making up the outer layer of human skin. It is also the key structural component of hair and nails, and it provides the necessary strength for masticatory organs, such as the tongue and the hard palate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratin

The unnecessary use of rhino horns is discussed here:

http://blog.cifor.org/4876/killed-for-keratin-the-unnecessary-extinction-of-the-rhinoceros?fnl=en

PBS has some good information on the use of rhino horns: 

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/rhinoceros-rhino-horn-use-fact-vs-fiction/1178/

You can learn more about rhinos and their horns here:

https://www.ohio.edu/research/communications/r

Check out this link I found. It will give you more detail on the uses of rhino horns.

http://www.whyzz.com/why-do-rhinos-have-hornshino_horn.cfm

Question: Do they hang out with warthogs and fight turtles?

Answer: I liked this question. ;-) As you may know from watching episodes and movies of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rhinos are known as aggressive animals. I'd like to share a bit of information on this misconception.

Photo Source: IGN.com
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle episode Screenshot Image

Rhinos can be very dangerous if they feel threatened. But they are generally solitary, calm animals, which means that they keep to themselves unless someone bothers them. Rhinos have very poor eyesight, but their other senses are highly developed. They smell well. And they have really good hearing. They can be very dangerous if they feel threatened. The mother rhino will even fight a lion to protect her baby! It's most common for a Black Rhino to charge and fight but, a White Rhino would usually run away from danger. Rhinos have been known to ram a car filled with people if they're scared, but they may also run away from you to protect themselves! I wish that more people understood that rhinos aren't bullies. They're just very large and misunderstood animals. If someone came to hurt me or pick on my friends, I'd want to fight back too.

Photo Source: ComicVine.Gamespot.com
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle episode Screenshot Image

Here is a little bit of information about rhinos and their behaviors:

http://animals.mom.me/rhinoceros-dangerous-3355.html 

This link explains how a Black Rhino can be aggressive if it is scared and can't see it's possible predator:

https://books.google.com/books?id=QLxZaIkDIG4C&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=misconception+of+rhinos+as+aggressive+and+dangerous&source=bl&ots=o4J_LHqAxv&sig=9V0PQrOmegLfi31L8hBoeK80xbg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjz1qHo6O3MAhWLHR4KHe2_CAQQ6AEILTAC#v=onepage&q=misconception%20of%20rhinos%20as%20aggressive%20and%20dangerous&f=false

Question/Statement: Rhinos can weigh up to 5,000 lbs!

Answer: Yes, they can! 

A White Rhino weighs almost 5,100 lbs when they're fully grown! 

White Rhino
Photo Source: en.wikipedia.org

Here is a link for the information I found for how much a White Rhino can weigh:

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=how+big+are+rhinos%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=White+rhino&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3ME4xMTFWgjDLk9OMtDSyk630kzLzc_LTK_Xzi9IT8zKLc-OTcxKLizPTMpMTSzLz86xygbxHjIncAi9_3BOWipi05uQ1xiAuorUKqXGxueaVZJZUCslw8UohHKLBIMXNheDyAAAjZhTLpgAAAA

The Black Rhino can weigh 1,800 - 3,100 lbs when they're fully grown!

Black Rhino
Photo Source: snopes.com

Here is a link for the information I found for how much a Black Rhino can weigh:

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=how+big+are+rhinos%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=Black+rhino&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3ME4xMTFWAjONDEqSC7U0spOt9JMy83Py0yv184vSE_Myi3Pjk3MSi4sz0zKTE0sy8_OscoG8R4yJ3AIvf9wTloqYtObkNcYgLqK1CqlxsbnmlWSWVArJcPFKIRyiwSDFzYXg8gAA1JO926YAAAA

The Indian Rhino can weigh up to 4,600 lbs when it is fully grown!

Indian Rhino
Photo Source: dailytwocents.com

Here is a link for the information I found for how much an Indian Rhino can weigh:

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=how+big+are+rhinos%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=Indian+rhinoceros&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3ME4xMTFWgjNztTSyk630kzLzc_LTK_Xzi9IT8zKLc-OTcxKLizPTMpMTSzLz86xygbxHjIncAi9_3BOWipi05uQ1xiAuorUKqXGxueaVZJZUCslw8UohHKLBIMXNheDyAABcQM7ZpgAAAA

The Sumatran Rhino can weigh between 1,100 to 2,200 lbs when fully grown!

This is Emi! She is a Sumatran Rhino
Photo Source: en.wikipedia.com

I will share more about what I've learned about Emi in the future! Stay tuned for her story!

Here is a link for the information I found for how much a Sumatran Rhino can weigh:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_rhinoceros

The Javan Rhino can weigh between 1,500 to 2,000 lbs when fully grown!

The Javan Rhino

Photo Source: Panda.org

Here is a link for the information I found on how much a Javan Rhino weighs:

http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/rhinsond.htm

Here is a link with some information about the Javan Rhino:

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/rhinoceros/asian_rhinos/javan_rhinoceros/

Question/Statement: A friend of my mom's sent information for my blog to Rhino Conservationist Paul Blackthorne with Save The Rhinos! 

Save The Rino Logo, Photo Source:
www.savetherhino.org

Answer/Reply: This is very exciting!!! I would love to share more information about the work Paul does to help rhinos! Please see the link below for more about Paul and Save The Rhinos! Good job, Paul! Thank you for all you do to help my favorite animal!

https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino_info/species_of_rhino/javan_rhinos/factfile_javan_rhino