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- Late Pleistocene extinctions - Wikipedia
These extinctions were staggered over tens of thousands of years, spanning from around 50,000 years Before Present (BP) to around 10,000 years BP, with temperate adapted species like the straight-tusked elephant and the narrow-nosed rhinoceros generally going extinct earlier than cold adapted species like the woolly mammoth and woolly
- ADW: Rhinoceros: INFORMATION
It is estimated that Rhinoceros diverged from the other genera approximately 26 million years ago (Tougard et al 2001) Rhinoceros has always been clearly distinguished as being distantly related from the African genera, Diceros and Ceratotherium, but it was unknown where Dicerorhinus fit in
- Rhino Speed: Just How Fast Can Rhinos Run Anyway?
These are one of the Asian rhinos and are a bit smaller than the African rhinos, but they are quick as well Indian rhinos have been recorded to reach speeds of 40kph (25mph) Sumatran rhinos These rhinos are Critically Endangered with less than a hundred remaining and are only located on two islands in Indonesia
- Why Rhinos Are Important - Sharon Jessop
The greatest threat facing African rhinos is poaching for the illegal trade in their horns, which has soared in recent years The number of rhinos poached in South Africa alone has increased by 9,000% since 2007 – from 13 to a record 1,349 in 2015
- African Animal Facts: Interesting Facts about Rhinos
The word rhinoceros is a combination of 2 Greek words; “rhino”, meaning nose, and “ceros” meaning horn The collective word for a group of rhinos is a “crash” There are five species of rhinos White rhino (found in Africa) Black rhino (found in Africa) Indian rhino (native to Southeast Asia) Javan rhino (native to Southeast Asia)
- The Sixth Rhino: A Taxonomic Re-Assessment of the Critically . . .
Conclusions On re-assessing the taxonomy of the two forms we find them to be morphologically and genetically distinct, warranting the recognition of the taxa formerly designated as subspecies; Ceratotherium simum simum the southern form and Ceratotherium simum cottoni the northern form, as two distinct species Ceratotherium simum and Ceratotherium cottoni respectively
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