The Rhinocerous--by Red Fox

Rhinos are very cool and  fierce animals.  They are really big.  The tallest are six and a half feet tall and weigh 8,000 pounds at the heaviest.  They like to eat plants.  They don't even touch meat.  They have very thick bones.  Their legs are the thickest.  Their bones have to be able to hold up their weight.

There are five types of Rhinos:  Black, White, Indian, Javan, and Sumatran.  Their horns are made directly out of hair and are very tough.  Their horns are attached loosely so that they can fall off if they hit something too hard and get stuck.  Some people like to hunt them and kill them for their horns.

When  a rhino is about to be attacked by surprise by a tiger, the rhino can tell because it sees out of the corner of it's eye.  So it jabs it's horn into the tiger as it leaps and skewers the tiger.

A rhinoceros' eyesight is very poor.  They may charge at things just to be on the safe side to make sure it is something friendly.  Their eyesight is so bad that sometimes people see them charging at rocks and trees.

I'd like to have a pet Rhino, but before I could even pet it, I'd be squished.

Source:
Zoo Books: Rhinos, July, 1997